http://techliberation.com/2008/09/10/forget-duopoly-fear-the-quadropoly/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Sun, 27 May 2012 16:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://techliberation.com/2008/09/10/forget-duopoly-fear-the-quadropoly/comment-page-1/#comment-65325 bradencox Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:14:14 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12601#comment-65325 <p>Perhaps this is another reason for increase?:<br><br>As more people have unlimited or at least a base package of text messages included within their monthly subscription, there's less people on a la carte text messaging. The billing operations required to track and bill each message is a fixed cost, and the smaller the people on the a la carte system the higher the cost per message for a company's a la carte billing ops.</p> Perhaps this is another reason for increase?:

As more people have unlimited or at least a base package of text messages included within their monthly subscription, there's less people on a la carte text messaging. The billing operations required to track and bill each message is a fixed cost, and the smaller the people on the a la carte system the higher the cost per message for a company's a la carte billing ops.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/09/10/forget-duopoly-fear-the-quadropoly/comment-page-1/#comment-56128 bradencox Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:14:14 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12601#comment-56128 <p>Perhaps this is another reason for increase?:<br><br>As more people have unlimited or at least a base package of text messages included within their monthly subscription, there's less people on a la carte text messaging. The billing operations required to track and bill each message is a fixed cost, and the smaller the people on the a la carte system the higher the cost per message for a company's a la carte billing ops.</p> Perhaps this is another reason for increase?:

As more people have unlimited or at least a base package of text messages included within their monthly subscription, there's less people on a la carte text messaging. The billing operations required to track and bill each message is a fixed cost, and the smaller the people on the a la carte system the higher the cost per message for a company's a la carte billing ops.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/09/10/forget-duopoly-fear-the-quadropoly/comment-page-1/#comment-56118 Adam Marcus Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:37:12 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12601#comment-56118 <p>Someone should point out to Senator Kohl that (at least in the case of Verizon), if the carrier raises its rates, it can be characterized as having an adverse effect on the customer which gives the customer the right to terminate their contract without an Early Termination Fee. This has been done successfully not [url=http://consumerist.com/consumer/readers/script-for-escaping-verizon-contracts-without-fee-based-on-text-message-rate-raises-234164.php]once[/url] but [url=http://crastinate.com/2008/07/27/video-tutorial-how-to-get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-without-an-early-termination-fee/]twice[/url]) in the past year. This alone wont solve the problem of collusion (if that is the case), but if enough customers jump ship when a carrier raises its rates, it may be enough.</p> Someone should point out to Senator Kohl that (at least in the case of Verizon), if the carrier raises its rates, it can be characterized as having an adverse effect on the customer which gives the customer the right to terminate their contract without an Early Termination Fee. This has been done successfully not [url=http://consumerist.com/consumer/readers/script-for-escaping-verizon-contracts-without-fee-based-on-text-message-rate-raises-234164.php]once[/url] but [url=http://crastinate.com/2008/07/27/video-tutorial-how-to-get-out-of-your-verizon-contract-without-an-early-termination-fee/]twice[/url]) in the past year. This alone wont solve the problem of collusion (if that is the case), but if enough customers jump ship when a carrier raises its rates, it may be enough.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2008/09/10/forget-duopoly-fear-the-quadropoly/comment-page-1/#comment-56114 Scott Cleland Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:40:28 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=12601#comment-56114 <p>Well said ...even if it could have used some bullets and bolding :)</p> Well said …even if it could have used some bullets and bolding

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