http://tlf.disqus.com/The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.enMon, 06 Oct 2008 16:11:02 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/10/04/bandwidth-cap-hysteria-the-alternative/#comment-2898376<p>Two-part pricing makes a lot of sense, and is something that merits close consideration.</p>JLMon, 06 Oct 2008 16:11:02 -0000https://techliberation.com/2008/10/04/bandwidth-cap-hysteria-the-alternative/#comment-2868270<p>Adam:</p><p>Metered pricing is fine, as long as there exists a robust enough market in bandwidth so that there is the opportunity for competition to exist.</p><p>My belief is that the hassle of watching your bandwidth is high enough that even those who would never approach the metered limit would prefer un metered service</p><p>Of course, the devil is in the details. The metering must be content neutral, with respect to content and protocols used.</p><p>There will develop hybrid plans, I would think, which would be metered with respect to peak hours, and unmetered for off peak hours, very much like cell phone plans are now.</p>2307Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:12:05 -0000