Re: UKNM: big ISP news

[Sam Michel]

At 13:42 02/06/98 +0100, Richard Houston wrote:

>If this is true, then it's a very bold move.

>Is it confidence, or desperation?


Making some bold (and highly over-simplified assumptions)....


say, VirginNet have 100,000 subscribers at 10 pounds/month/subscriber

is a basic income of: 12 million pounds...


If they're going to make that from advertising/sponsorship alone, it would

appear to be a giant chunk of the UK spend on marketing online?


Do they have some special secret, I wonder? Or have I missed

something....thoughts?


><QUOTE>

>Virgin Net to offer free Internet access:

>Internet service provider Virgin Net is expected to announce tomorrow

>that it is to offer free Internet access to all. The move will shake up other

>ISPs such as Demon and BT, who will be forced to adopt similar schemes

>of their own to compete. Revenue will come from advertising and premium

>services. (1/6)

></QUOTE>

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