[7375] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Internet vs. Telephone company
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Sprunk)
Sat Feb 1 19:43:00 1997
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 18:07:52 -0600
To: oz@tpa.net
From: Stephen Sprunk <spsprunk@paranet.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
>I think we're missing the point. They aren't just going to charge
>hourly for data service, but for all service.
>
>It really wasn't that long ago they were doing this (US West
>stopped in the late 70's or early 80's
>
>All they are going to need to do is notify customers and turn the
>old billing procedures back on, they already track hourly usage
>anyway.
The Public Utility Commissions will have to approve it, which (in many areas
at least) will never happen. Even if it did get approved, with local telco
competition opening up now, there will undoubtedly always be some provider
willing to offer unlimited access, regardless of what the Bells try.
>>Tony Torzillo
Stephen Sprunk
