Re: UKNM: freeserve numbers - comments anyone?

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Nabil Shabka wrote:

> I agree, it is a whole new approach to access and the implications are

> not to be underestimated.  What happens to fee based ISP's as by this

> time next year all connectivity becomes 'free.'

> 

> As well as this, imagine how this development potentially leap frogs the

> UK ahead of the US.  Eventually there will have to be data charges as

> opposed to time based charges, no problem for UK users switching models,

> we're used to paying 'usage' charges.  Imagine how these charges will go

> down in the US where they are stuck on flat fees....


I know I've been banned from this thread, but I'd like to point out that

all-you-can-eat pricing was a UK (read: demon) innovation that was only

adopted in the US when ISP competition started to heat up.


stefan


> Dominic Riley-BU wrote:

> >

> > It doesn't really matter whether Freeserve has 400,000, 500,000 or 600,000

> > subscribers, they've opened up a terrific segment of the market in a very

> > short time.

> >

> > Dominic Riley

> > Head of Marketing - BBC Online

 

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