metered pricing

Comcast Launching Broadband Meter: Watch Your Limit!

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:25:30 -0500

Full article: Seattle Times
Brier Dudley
Comcast is introducing a data meter to broadband customers in Washington state to "help" customers keep track of broadband consumption -- and avoid hitting the company's controversial data usage cap.

Media Minutes: June 26, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:24:48 -0400

The Broadband Internet Fairness Act would help prevent overcharging by Internet Service Providers by requiring the companies to submit their pricing schemes to the Federal Trade Commission for approval. And the Allied Media Conference incorporates a wide range of issues and artists, educators and social justice organizers who use media as a tool for change.

Media Minutes (2009-06-26)

Candace Clement — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:20:00 -0400

The Metered Billing Fight Is about to Get Ugly

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:00:39 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
A new bill aimed at derailing unreasonable efforts at per-byte broadband billing faces a steep uphill climb in D.C., where telecom lobbyists usually get what they want -- especially if they work together.

Bill Would Limit Broadband Fees Based on Use

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:50:28 -0400

Full article: IDG News Service
Grant Gross
A new bill introduced by Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) would require large broadband providers to get permission from the Federal Trade Commission before rolling out broadband subscription fees based on bandwidth use. The bill was prompted by Time Warner Cable's announcement that they would begin charging customers in upstate New York based on bandwidth use.

Is Consumption-Based Billing Really Inevitable?

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:37:27 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
There's no real debate that metered billing would be great for carriers, but the fact remains these new pricing models may not be good for consumers -- which ISPs couldn't care less about. What companies like Time Warner Cable are proposing, is a system that takes aim at ordinary families, putting them on new pricing models where bandwidth is rationed.

Cable Operators Should Be Consistent about Pay-Per-Use Plans

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:08:49 -0400

Full article: MediaPost
Wayne Friedman
If Time Warner Cable wants to charge for the bandwidth customers use from the Internet -- why not consider this arrangement for traditional TV packages as well? If consumers spend only three hours a week watching TV, why should they be charged the same price as the hoarder TV user? The problem is, Time Warner Cable can't have it both ways.

Time Warner Cable Changes to Terms of Service Could Allow Metering, Tiers

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:15:01 -0400

Full article: BroadbandCensus.com
Andrew Feinberg
Consumer advocacy groups are gearing up for another fight with Time Warner Cable after the Internet provider quietly updated its terms of service with language that critics have pounced on as a harbinger of future metering and usage caps. Subscribers received an updated copy of the terms of service on their most recent bills.

Time Warner Cable Adds Tier-Friendly Terms to its Contracts

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:16:11 -0400

Full article: Giga OM
Stacey Higginbotham
Time Warner Cable has modified the language of its consumer subscriber agreement that is directed at legitimizing the cable company's ability to throttle and measure a consumer's bandwidth. The new additions to the agreement also sanction tiered pricing.

If ISPs Meter, Who Verifies Meter Accuracy?

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 07 May 2009 09:23:40 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
Despite the recent consumer victory over Time Warner Cable, the holy grail of metered broadband billing is something carriers simply aren't going to let go of. But if carriers are going to insist on meters, who verifies the meters are accurate?