Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

Assuming that Starlink and other LEO are capable of doing so. They've made some lofty goals that have thus far, failed 
to materialize in many areas (while in many areas, they have). 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 
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Midwest-IX 
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----- Original Message -----

From: "Michael Thomas" <mike () mtcc com> 
To: nanog () nanog org 
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2023 3:16:22 PM 
Subject: Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps 


On 6/16/23 1:09 PM, Mark Tinka wrote: 
> On 6/16/23 21:19, Josh Luthman wrote: 
> > Mark, 
> >
> > In my world I constantly see people with 0 fixed internet options. 
> > Many of these locations do not even have mobile coverage. 
> > Competition is fine in town, but for millions of people in the US 
> > (and I'm going to assume it's worse or comparable in CA/MX) there is 
> > no service. 
> >
> > As a company primarily delivering to residents, competition is not a 
> > focus for us and for the urban market it's tough to survive on a ~1/3 
> > take rate. 
>
> I should have been clearer... the lack of competition in many markets 
> is not unique to North America. I'd say all of the world suffers that, 
> since there is only so much money and resources to go around. 
>
> What I was trying to say is that should a town or village have the 
> opportunity to receive competition, where existing services are 
> capped, uncapping that via an alternative provider would be low 
> hanging fruit to gain local marketshare. Of course, the alternative 
> provider would need to show up first, but that's a whole other thread. 
Won't Starlink and other LEO configurations be that backstop sooner 
rather than later? I don't know if they have caps as well, but even if 
they do they could compete with their caps. 

Mike