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Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:52:15 -0500 (EST)
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
If the cheap flatrate broadband were to go away and be replaced by a metered one, we as an industry need to figure out how to do billing in a customer-friendly manner. We do not have much experience with this in many markets.
Caps/fair use plans are common in 20 out of 30 OECD countries.Although Sweden and the USA may not have much experience with it, it seems like other countries do have some experience. And more than likely the billing software vendors from other OECD countries would be more than happy to expand into a new market like the USA. Probably all you need to do is call up your favorite networking vendor sales person and ask them how do I do it. They probably already have a bunch of white papers and stuff you can buy.
http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2825_495656_39575670_1_1_1_1,00.html Large enterprise users have had 95/5, avg, peak, etc Internet billing for a decade. Although I think all carrier's billing systems are deliberately fubarred, it hasn't been an insurmountable problem.
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- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial, (continued)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Mark Newton (Jan 20)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Mark Newton (Jan 18)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Joe Greco (Jan 19)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Patrick W. Gilmore (Jan 20)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Joe Greco (Jan 20)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Marshall Eubanks (Jan 20)
- RE: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Buhrmaster, Gary (Jan 20)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Patrick W. Gilmore (Jan 18)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Quinn Kuzmich (Jan 18)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Mikael Abrahamsson (Jan 18)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Sean Donelan (Jan 18)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Matthew Moyle-Croft (Jan 18)
- Re: An Attempt at Economically Rational Pricing: Time Warner Trial Mark Radabaugh (Jan 18)
- Re: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Phil Regnauld (Jan 16)
- Re: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Joe Provo (Jan 16)
- Re: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Tony Li (Jan 16)
- Re: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Randy Bush (Jan 16)
- Re: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Ian Mason (Jan 17)
- Re: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Phil Regnauld (Jan 16)
- Re: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Bill Woodcock (Jan 17)
- Re: Network Operator Groups Outside the US Mikael Abrahamsson (Jan 17)