Re: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed

["Scott Granados" <gsgranados@...>]

It's the same old argument again.  Carriers want to market you always on 
unlimited access, they just don't want to actually deliver that service.  If 
you can't handle everyone having 16 megabit connections if they actually use 
the service then don't sell that much pipe or charge more for the usage. 
Today it's P2P, tomorrow it's video, they will always bitch about something. 
(Sign up for Comcast's BLAST, just don't use it!)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Goldman" <agoldman@...>
To: <isp-bandwidth@isp-bandwidth.com>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 1:26 PM
Subject: [isp-bandwidth] Om Malik supports throttling, gets flamed


> Shocking: New Facts About P2P and Broadband Usage
> Om Malik,
>
> http://gigaom.com/2008/04/22/shocking-new-facts-about-p2p-and-broadband-usag
> e/
>
>
> On fixed and mobile broadband networks where consumer services are 
> provided
> (i.e., NOT interprovider or typical dedicated Internet access for 
> commercial
> enterprises):
>
> 10 percent of subscribers consume 80 percent of bandwidth.
> 0.5 percent of subscribers consume about 40 percent of total bandwidth
> 80 percent of subscribers use less than 10 percent of bandwidth
>
>
> This supports the arguments made by some of the larger ISPs, including
> Comcast. In a recent interview, Comcast Cable CTO Tony Werner told me his
> company would try and deal with the tiny number of subscribers who use 
> most
> of the bandwidth by slowing down their connections during peak times.
> (Personally, I find that to be a distasteful solution, and I believe that
> folks should learn from newer ISPs like Free.fr and better architect their
> networks so they can provide more bandwidth for all - without imposing any
> penalties.)



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