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I disagree. The vast majority of internet costs are setting up the internet lines, maintaining them, and customer support. "Correct" pricing would likely be "la
by xur17 7y ago
I disagree. The vast majority of internet costs are setting up the internet lines, maintaining them, and customer support. "Correct" pricing would likely be "large monthly price" + "negligible price per gb".
- ocdtrekkie 7y agoSo, the main thing people fail to recognize is that the cost you pay and the cost of providing you service aren't significantly correlated. Essentially you are paying into a budget sheet that your ISP has going, where their expenses of operating the network (plus profit, of course) is divvied up amongst all their customers. It's just preferable, of course, if people who use the service more, effectively pay more for it. As someone who's in the top few percent of Internet users, I know this would mean I would pay more, but I'm okay with that. Seniors who check their email once a week shouldn't be spending $60 a month on Internet.