Re: Why do some ISP's have bandwidth quotas?

[Roland Perry <lists () internetpolicyagency com>]

In article 
<31566c420710041452h30303dd1v6e11e67aa4b23a03 () mail gmail com>, Vassili 
Tchersky <vt () phear org> writes
> In Europe, the only ISPs where i've seen bandwith quotas was some
> cables operators

Almost all ADSL operators in the UK operate bandwidth quotas.

eg: Currently my ISP is selling 50/20/5/0.5 GB a month options.

There are many reasons, the most powerful being price competition - the 
cheapest domestic ADSL is $18 a month (inc tax), ranging up to $50 a 
month for the highest quotas.

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Roland Perry