DSL prices in Greece

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:40:47 -0500
From: Alexandros Papadopoulos <apapadop () cmu edu>
Subject: DSL prices in Greece
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>

Hi Dave!

Thought you would find this pricelist regarding DSL offerings in Athens,
Greece, amusing:

50 euro "activation fee"
50 euro "installation fee"
100 euro for equipment (modem and filters)

These are one-off charges. Now on to the monthly fees:

384kbps:  32 euro for the line + 58 euro for the ISP (total 90)
512kbps:  60 euro for the line + 88 euro for the ISP (total 148)
1024kbps: 112 euro for the line + 171 euro for the ISP (total 283)

Which means that in a "European" country of minimum wage ~500 euro, a
netizen needs 200 euro set-up fees plus 283 euro MONTHLY to have a
moderately fast Internet connection.

Oh, and naturally it's not offered in my part of town. :-P

You've got to love telecom monopolies!

-A

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