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Re: Verizon 'revises' wireless broadband T&Cs
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 10:02:02 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: "David S. Isenberg (isen)" <isen () isen com> Date: November 5, 2007 9:26:14 AM EST To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: Re: [IP] Verizon 'revises' wireless broadband T&Cs Dave, [For IP list subject to your editorial discretion . . .] I commend Verizon Wireless for taking a big step in the right direction by acknowledging that there's a specific threshold for "too much," to wit, 5GB in any billing period. In addition, I am glad that Verizon Wireless is now specifying the throttling speed, 200 Kbps, max. It is a Very Good Thing that Verizon Wireless is acknowledging the specific parameters it is actually using! Their TOS: http://b2b.vzw.com/broadband/bba_terms.html The right to know the actual specifics of service was the Powell FCC's #4 Internet Freedom, see my http://tinyurl.com/ysvem9 It was replaced by the Martin FCC's entitlement to competition among provider, a weaker provision if we can't know which competitor to choose because we don't have the info about what each competitor offers. Verizon Wireless still has a ways to go. Its specs are, "subject to change, in our reasonable discretion." Yeah? Why not, "subject to change after reasonable notice"? Or "subject to change upon plan renewal"? Finally I question why Verizon wants to throttle on an app by app basis. (It says, " . . . we reserve the right to reduce throughput speeds of any application that would otherwise exceed such speed . . ." ) Wouldn't it be simpler and just as effective for Verizon Wireless to throttle the speed of all apps once the 5GB is exceeded? The beauty of having specific throughput caps and throttling limits is that there's no need to discriminate on an app by app basis! Unless, of course, your interest extends beyond simple network management. David I ------- ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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