By Ry Crozier on Jun 7, 2021 12:51PM
Finally tables a flat-price model.
NBN Co has finally revealed how it might implement ‘flat’ wholesale prices, but it would involve a $5 to $20 a month hike, and as-yet unquantifiable yearly increases above the rate of inflation.
The company on Monday morning opened a “pre-lodgement” consultation with retail service providers, canvassing views on effectively two flat-price models.
The models axe the variable connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) charge, either for 100Mbps and above products, or for all products.
But analysis by iTnews shows they are subject to a complex mix of assumptions and cost-recovery models - and not even NBN Co executives would put a number range on what they might mean for retail prices in the long-term.
NBN Co has revealed a potential plan to replace its much-maligned connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) pricing with ‘flat’ wholesale prices.
The network provider on Monday released a paper outlining its proposals to replace CVC with Access Virtual Circuit (AVC)-only pricing on some or all of its fixed-line and fixed wireless speed tiers.
The first option involves flat rate AVC-only pricing on all speed tiers, while the second would only remove CVC for wholesale speed tiers of 100 Mbps and above. The last will involve a 25 percent reduction in the CVC overage rate from $8 to $6 per Mbps.
A report from CRN sister site iTnews showed the first proposal would get an immediate $5 to $20 per month price hike for all tiers, plus yearly indexed increases. The second proposal would include a $5 per month increase for 50Mbps while 100Mbps and above will get the $5 to $20 per month increase and yearly indexed increases.
By Ry Crozier on Jun 7, 2021 7:08AM
Exclusive: Will clearly define what you can do to get booted off the network.
NBN Co will soon more clearly define what is “inappropriate or excessive” use on its fixed-line network - and what actions can be taken in response - almost a year after one ‘extreme’ user racked up 34TB of downloads in a matter of days.
While NBN Co has had fair use policies for several years, the wording of them keeps changing and they have been largely unenforced, except for satellite users.
But in recent times, the company has started enforcing fair use on the fixed wireless network, and it now appears enforcement could soon move to the fixed-line network as well - or, at least, much tighter rules be drawn up that makes it clearer when a line is or isn’t crossed.
Telcos Dodo and iPrimus have been ordered to pay $1.5 million and $1 million respectively in penalties for making misleading claims about their NBN br.