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james

join:2001-02-26
antarctica
reply to en102
Re: What is going on?

Well, some do already charge you to be a "member" and then charge you usage fees. Gyms for example.


en102
Canadian, eh?

join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME

For an ISP, I'll soon come to expect:

a) Sign up fee
b) Modem fee (many already do this)
c) Email fee (blocked port 25 otherwise)
d) Overage fee (some already do this)
e) Unthrottling fee (i.e. premium service)
f) Peer connection fee
g) Local loop fee (cable or DSL)
h) Maintenance fee (indoor, outdoor, CO or Node)
i) Online support fee (ie. chat site)
j) Clean DNS fee ( no zone finder )
k) Regulatory surcharge fee (i.e. fee for keeping compliance issue)
l) Expansion fee
m) New technology R&D fee
n) Golden parachute for CEO fee
o) Investor profit fee

Basically any service that an ISP or other can or is making today (revenue stream) or expense comes will have to be assessed. If they're not 'allowed' to charge it directly, it will be hidden in some other fee.

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