Rob Inglis wrote:
>
> On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Alan Day wrote:
>
> > Free ISP will still operate for low usage users who only require metered
> > calls.
> > People who opt for a higher flat-rate charge for "unmetered calls" will
> > have to subscribe to a LOCAL ISP. ie not an 0845 no.
>
> Yes, but name a 'local' ISP for people in the Highlands of Scotland, like
> my parents :) That was the whole idea of ISPs using 0845 numbers in the
> first place, IIRC.
>
> Rob. ---- Granite City Roadsters, Aberdeen, Scotland.
>
Seen my sig. No local ISP`s her either. Two things could happen -
there could be a special no. as in 0845 or a larger LOCAL area for rural
areas such as the Highlands, parts of Wales, Dumfries & Galloway ie an
ISP could cover the whole of the highlands and access to it would only
be charged as local/ or unmetered if you have paid for it.
BT has 84% market share and charges all "interconnect" charges by the
minute. ie if a cable & wireless customer phones you, BT charge cable &
wireless by the minute - therefore per minute charging filters down to
ALL consumers no matter the supplier since BT has 84%. In the US
operators pay x amount for x amount of bandwidth.
This is Amiga Country. On a quiet night you can hear Windows98 reboot.
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