By Ry Crozier on May 5, 2021 6:59PM
New modelling shows it won t stop margins being squeezed, either.
Design flaws are already appearing in NBN Co’s proposed ‘soft cap’ on excess bandwidth costs, with most internet providers unlikely to qualify for relief, and widespread suspicion the scheme is designed to disincentivize migrating NBN customers away to 5G.
The year-long ‘soft cap’ is the centrepiece of NBN Co’s response to industry feedback on a pricing consultation it is currently running.
Retail service providers (RSPs) asked NBN Co for short-term relief from rising connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) bandwidth costs, and for the entire construct to be canned in the mid-to-longer term.
By Ry Crozier on Apr 28, 2021 5:22PM
Other internet providers also left unimpressed.
Optus has led criticism of NBN Co’s latest ideas on pricing, saying such consultations were proving to be “a waste of time”, as other retailers were left similarly underwhelmed.
NBN Co on Wednesday outlined several new price proposals, including small bandwidth increases to its service bundles in the short-term, a one-year ‘soft cap’ on excess bandwidth charges, and a fast-tracked discussion of longer-term price changes.
But Optus vice president of regulatory and public affairs Andrew Sheridan indicated that he felt retailers and customers still weren’t being listened to.
By Ry Crozier on Apr 22, 2021 11:59AM
Half-year of discounted broadband puts retailers in a tight spot.
NBN retailers are choosing to pay from their own pockets to keep existing high-speed customers happy - or to lure such customers away from rivals - by matching a steeply discounted price offer not meant for either customer type.
The commercial response to NBN Co’s temporary Focus on Fast rebate scheme - which has led to temporary price cuts on 100Mbps and above plans, but only for new sign-ups and upgraders from lower speed tiers - raises yet more questions about the scheme s design.
A former North Carolina police chief who resigned nearly two weeks ago amid an investigation into missing evidence is accused of taking a variety of narcotics, thousands of dollars in cash and firearms from the evidence locker, authorities said. Former Chadbourn police chief William Anthony Spivey, 35, was taken into custody Monday by the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation and charged with 73 offenses, including 31 counts each of stealing or.
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Former Chadbourn, North Carolina, police chief William Anthony Spivey was taken into custody Monday and charged with 73 offenses, including 31 counts each of stealing or destroying evidence and embezzlement by a public official. Chadbourn is in Columbus County in the far southeastern part of the state.
A former North Carolina police chief who resigned nearly two weeks ago amid an investigation into missing evidence is accused of taking a variety of narcotics, thousands of dollars in cash and firearms from the evidence locker, authorities said.
Former Chadbourn police chief William Anthony Spivey, 35, was taken into custody Monday by the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation and charged with 73 offenses, including 31 counts each of stealing or destroying evidence and embezzlement by a public official, news outlets reported. Spivey is also charged with trafficking opium or heroin and three counts of trafficking by fraudulent or forging prescriptions.