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Originally Posted by Pasanonic
Your response implied I thought that it was ok for companies to invade our privacy to make money and I'd like to make it clear that nowhere, in any of my replies, have you seen anything that hints to me believing that.
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No of course not, that wasn't the intent of my reply at all, it was a merely a point of reference relevant to the discussion.
The problem the large ISPs have is in their acquisitions. By constantly swallowing the competition in order to try and take more market share and take advantage of economies of scale but failing to invest significantly in their infrastructure, they have been their own worst enemy.
Many ISPs offer BT Wholesale and LLU products at a competing price range and even those who are a little more expensive have very loyal followings. Customer churn is far more common in big name ISPs than it is in the smaller more client orientated ISPs such as Zen and ENTA Resellers. They don't engage in price wars, they sell an honest product at an honest price that people are prepared to pay and as a result they do ok.
The whole sewer system debate which is ongoing at the moment could be a huge step towards bringing this country up to speed with Europe and Scandinavia on broadband delivery and at a comparable price. Also 4G is in the wings and 3G is already looking like a popular alternative to traditional wired broadband especially with new pricing models which have become available in the last couple of months.
Competition breeds innovation so hopefully ISPs and the public have good prospects for the future.
Alexander Hanff