Re: UBB Fight

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Jon <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I guess I no longer believe in catering to the lowest common
> denominator. Bandwidth is cheap today, we all run GUIs and can run GUI
> email clients that can display html emails.  Evolve, upgrade... or be
> left behind.
>

That's an interesting comment, given the original theme of the thread.  What
do we do when bandwidth is no longer cheap?

I think UBB is a very important issue, and the current framing of the CRTC
consultation is highly problematic. The stated 'fairness' principle that
'light' users of small ISPs should not subsidize 'heavy' users is in
complete contradiction to the idea of a competitive broadband market that
meets the diverse needs of Canadians. I have a plan with Teksavvy not
because they give me a bit download limit but because they allow me to run
my own servers -- I haven't yet used more than 25GB per month.  If my choice
to pay for a service that allows me to run my own servers also happens to
allow other people to use more gigabytes than me, then Teksavvy should be
rewarded for creating a product and pricing mix that works. Why should CRTC
deem that to be an unfair consumer relationship?

Forcing Teksavvy (and others) to duplicate the product/price mix of the big
boys will only ensure that, in the long run, we'll all want to send
text-only e-mails!

Marti.
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