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Originally Posted by erol
As far as I am concerned the Internet is a vital utility. It is essential to the future health of UK PLC. To price such a 'service of general ecconomic interest' on a what the market will bear basis and not a cost + basis, espcially when it is also a natural monoploy/duopoly would be nothing short of madness. Luckily the government and the EU seem to feel the same.
If the cost of provision was incremantal on usage then customer pricing on such a basis would be fair right an proper. If it is a fixed cost then the customer / user / citizen should have every expectation of being able to accrue the benefits of this (within the law).
Thats my view anyway
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How do you equate the above to the pricing of telephone services which to me are an even more vital utility than the internet. I know that there are various talk schemes about but there is no catch all fixed price telephone service.