[Leaplist] Torrent and filesharing throttling got Verizon spanked

[Damien McKenna]

On Oct 26, 2007, at 10:27 PM, patrick wrote:
> That is true, but, Bright House is the financial lender that took over
> ownership of some selected RR markets, is seeking optimal return on
> investment, and is driving the charge of reducing our bandwidth, and
> imposing tiered internet services!

OK, lets get this straight.  There's a difference between having  
different speed plans for customers to buy, and charging the  
*websites* a rate to get faster speeds to the customers.  The former  
is just good business all round - customers can get faster internet  
access for a lower rate than before while Brighthouse can get more  
customers as the price of entry is lower.  I don't think I need to  
explain why charging websites for faster access is bad.  Think of  
this: how many people really use the 7mb/s that the "standard"  
RoadRunner rate gives?  I think a good portion of people would be  
happy with the "lite" speed and save $15/mo.

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