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List:       inet-access
Subject:    Re: new BA ADSL tariff
From:       Russ Hughes <inet () oneworld ! owt ! com>
Date:       1999-05-29 0:42:22
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Right, like I expect to still be running my ADSL lines in 5 years!

On Fri, 28 May 1999, Carl Hillsman wrote:

> i've read over a few of the report on this 'olive branch' offered to
> isp...
> 
> is summary from techweb:
> 
> 
> "For each of these services, the new tariff would establish
>  3-year and 5-year term plans. The 3-year plans are
>  targeted to fairly low-volume customers, maxing out at 5,000
>  lines, and establish only modest discounts of about 5-10 percent
>  ($2.00 to $11.00 per month off base rates of about $40.00 to
>  $110.00 per month). The 5-year plans are where the real
>  discounts are. At the highest discount level, for customers who order
>  a million lines, the monthly charges for all three
>  speeds drop by about 25 percent."
> 
> my question is, who is really goign to benefit from this?  how many of us
> are going to be able to commit to 'million lines'???????
> 
> from my perspective, this does more harm to the ave sized isp, than
> good......
> 
> 
> 				carl
> 
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