First of all ISP's must immediately be required under law to provide accurate usage meters in the form of a webpage that would show the amount of data uploaded and downloaded during the measurement period as defined as the ISP. The subscriber should not be charged usage for accessing the webpage. This would give subscribers a picture of the amount of data they are uploading and downloading so they would have accurate information if they wanted to comment to a regulatory agencies about any proposal for CAPS.
I know many readers of this newsletter will recommend various metering applications or firmware to be installed in the subscribers router or computer. I say Bologna. Why shouldn't the ISP's be required to provide an accurate way for the subscriber to determine the amount of data that the ISP claims the subscriber has uploaded and downloaded. After all many cell phone providers allow the subscriber to check the minutes used on the fly.
The FCC should monitor the accuracy of the ISP's metering system. The FCC should require ISP's to register their metering systems and prove that the system they are using is accurate much in the way Telephone Equipment had to be registered under FCC Part 68 Regulations to prove that it did not harm telephone's network. After all power companies and Gasoline Stations are required to calibrate their meters and prove them to be accurate.
The FCC should consider prohibiting ISP's from charging subscribers for overhead and data uploads and downloads required for maintaining the security and proper operation of subscribers computers. This can be easily implemented by registering the IP Addresses of servers used to download critical updates as exempt. ISP's would be prohibited from charging usage for accessing those websites, otherwise subscribers might skip downloading security updates. Why should accessing the subscribers computer system security or other update website be charged as usage.
On the screen all the time. It is interesting Matt wants net neutrality but wants update sites exempt. If ISPs are to be dumb pipes then they should not be made to pay for all the equipment to tell one site from another. How about i move into one of you guys home it would save me a lot of money on house payments. Any company can build a network but every time they try they find out there is a lot more to it then what you see. I don't like to pay monthly bills any more then the next person but I contracted for the service so I can pay the bill or do without. I have one ISP choice or dialup. I know people outside of small towns do not even have my option. What you guys want is regulated competition by big government.
reply to Mr Matt Metering doesn`t even make sense, since they don`t purchase bandwidth based on aggregate demand. A `bandwidth hog` doesn`t cost them any more than does grandma watching youtube at 8pm.
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First of all ISP's must immediately be required under law to provide accurate usage meters in the form of a webpage that would show the amount of data uploaded and downloaded during the measurement period as defined as the ISP. The subscriber should not be charged usage for accessing the webpage. This would give subscribers a picture of the amount of data they are uploading and downloading so they would have accurate information if they wanted to comment to a regulatory agencies about any proposal for CAPS.