UKNM: Free ISP business model

[Edward Bownass]

Dear all,


I just wanted to see what peoples views are on the free ISP model, and how

it will change over the coming months/year.


My personal view is that many of the free ISP's will disappear, just as many

of the fee paid ISP's disappeared 3 or 4 years ago. Secondly, I think there

will be a big shift once we get affordable unmetered services. (eg. �30 quid

a month or so). I know NTL are already implementing a �30 a month always on

service using cable modems and it's also rumoured that BT are releasing an

ADSL product after it's recent trial in London.


Do people think that freeserve will fall flat, or will it continue to grow?

I've noticed recently that freeserve has been advertising extensively in the

Midland's recently, on radio and buses particularly. One theory of this is

that they've saturated their original marketing channel (i.e. throwing CD's

at people in Dixons).


Yours,

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Edward Bownass - Technical Director

Global Gold Holdings Ltd.

email:

edwardglobalgold [dot] co [dot] uk

phone: 0121 321 1601

fax: 0870 164 0730

web: http://www.globalgold.co.uk/ 

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