Just because the article uses the word "tiered service" doesn't mean this is in any way related to Net Neutrality.
In Toronto, Rogers provides internet services and charges different prices based on the amount of bandwidth you want. i.e. If you're only going to surf email, you get "Rogers Ultra-Lite Internet" or if you're going to watch Youtube videos you'll want "Rogers Lite Internet". It means I don't have to pay as much and certain people can still leave bit torrent download/upload 24/7 at 400 KB/s and pay an appropriate amount for that level of bandwidth. There's no discrimination of packets in either of these tactics. Period. This has *nothing* to do with Net Neutrality. Yes, this does however have everything to do with TV over the internet but it's a method of ensuring that bandwidth can be appropriately distributed across their customer base and allows them to invest in better technology for customers that are interested in IPTV etc. On Jan 17, 2008 8:35 AM, Ron Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Information Super Highway 1996-2008 RIP > > Ron Watson > http://k9disc.blip.tv > http://k9disc.com > http://discdogradio.com > http://pawsitivevybe.com > > > > On Jan 17, 2008, at 9:24 AM, Heath wrote: > > > So it begins... http://tinyurl.com/393qmk > > > > NEW YORK - Time Warner Cable will experiment with a new pricing > > structure for high-speed Internet access later this year, charging > > customers based on how much data they download, a company spokesman > > said Wednesday. > > > > The company, the second-largest cable provider in the United States, > > will start a trial in Beaumont, Texas, in which it will sell new > > Internet customers tiered levels of service based on how much data > > they download per month, rather than the usual fixed-price packages > > with unlimited downloads. > > > > Company spokesman Alex Dudley said the trial was aimed at improving > > the network performance by making it more costly for heavy users of > > large downloads. Dudley said that a small group of super-heavy users > > of downloads, around 5 percent of the customer base, can account for > > up to 50 percent of network capacity. > > > > Dudley said he did not know what the pricing tiers would be nor the > > download limits. He said the heavy users were likely using the > > network to download large amounts of video, most likely in high > > definition. > > > > It was not clear when exactly the trial would begin, but Dudley said > > it would likely be around the second quarter. The tiered pricing > > would only affect new customers in Beaumont, not existing ones. > > > > Time Warner Cable is a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., the world's > > largest media company. > > > > Heath > > http://batmangeek.com > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
