RE: UKNM: Subscriptions

[Bunder, Leslie]

Over at Hull (up North) where they have Kingston Communications, they

have unlimited local calls included in the monthly telco fee, or people

can pay something like 5p a call regardless of length and have a lower

monthly fee.


Anyway, the good thing is that various pricing models are

beingconsidered by all the telcos which no doubt will not only mean more

choice for consumers, but also more confusion...


If you thought price packages for mobile phones were confusing, I guess

when it comes to landlines, this should be even more interesting...


Leslie

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From: Clay Shirky[SMTP:clayshirky [dot] com]

>Sent: 	10 June 1999 14:46

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To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

>Subject: 	Re: UKNM: Subscriptions

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>> > Can someone give me some information as to whether users are

>> > prepared to pay for Internet Services ? If so which ones, what are

>> > people prepared to pay for ?

>

>>From an across the pond perspective, _everyone_ in the UK is prepared

>to pay for internet access, at bet. 1-4 pence a minute. I can't

>imagine that there is a large audience willing to pay above that rate

>provided they only need UK access.

>

>What interests me is how long it will take UK telcos to switch to

>unmetered local pricing with flat net access fees. I don't understand

>the regulatory issues well enough to make a prediction, though BT have

>obviously taken a step in that direction.

>

>-clay shirky

>

>--

>Clay Shirky

>Professor, New Media

>Department of Film & Media

>Hunter College

>http://www.shirky.com/ 


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