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Bandwidth isn't free. The universal all-you-can-eat model is very unfair to the bandwidth supplier. Either customers will need to be charged by meter. Or prod
by hackaflocka 13y ago
Bandwidth isn't free. The universal all-you-can-eat model is very unfair to the bandwidth supplier.
Either customers will need to be charged by meter.
Or producers will need to pay by meter.
It's only capitalism.
By the way, why can't the VC say, "we love your idea, and we'll front the money you need to pay the telcos."?
- rhizome 13y agoWhat if the telcos won't allow anybody else to pay?
- hackaflocka 13y agoAgreed, regulations can address this.
- warfangle 13y agoProducers already pay by meter, including peering arrangements with higher tier ISPs than the consumer ends up dealing with.