bsoft
join:2004-03-28
Boulder, CO | reply to fiberguy
Re: Comcast will modify business plan if TV moves to internet .. and either way, they're not going to change it... when there is change, it's not just one sided.. I guess mom saying "there's give and take" never stuck with too many folk around these parts. We've been successful so far in changing it. Look at TWC's attempts to introduce metered billing.
There's this attitude that metered billing is inevitable. I think that's BS. If anything, we're moving away from metered billing - look at long distance service, consumer Internet access, or cell phone minutes. All of these were at one point almost exclusively metered, and are now either exclusively un-metered or at least trending in that direction.
We'll see whether or not providers can pull off metered billing. If it's well-disguised and done by all providers at once, it might work. If not, well, I think we'll continue to see repeats of the TWC debacle. |
