[3915] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: MFS WorldCom/WilTel/LDDS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Dillon)
Wed Aug 28 23:09:10 1996
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 19:55:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.94.960828213228.18699A-100000@staff1.texas.net>
On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Edward Henigin wrote:
> The point remains: flat rate systems will operate to discourage
> resource use, metered rate systems will encourage resource use. When
> was the last time AT&T suggested you *not* make that LD call?
Who cares about AT&T? When was the last time that your spouse encouraged
you to make that LD call?
From the user viewpoint, flat-rates encourage resource use and metered
rates discourage it. This is widely found to be the case in the ISP
industry. The closer an ISP is to pure flat-rate pricing the more problems
they have with resource shortages, mainly dialup lines and modems but
sometimes server capacity and T1's if their flat-rate pricing extends to
server-based services like WWW servers.
Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting
Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049
http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com
