[AusNOG] Welcome to Metadata Retention

[Paul Brooks]

I think I suggested ISPs should add the increased costs as a 'metadata retention
surcharge' on the bill, much like airline fuel surcharges, in a Crosstalk podcast a
few weeks ago...
http://phildobbie.com/main/podcasts/crosstalk/item/1371-open-ended-data-retention-legislation-weeks-away


On 27/02/2015 6:18 PM, Mark Newton wrote:
> On 27 Feb 2015, at 4:38 pm, Phillip Grasso <phillip.grasso at gmail.com
> <mailto:phillip.grasso at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> who's gonna pay for this? any increase in compliance costs normally end up costing
>> the customer. 
>> Wouldn't it be funny if most of the ISP's put on their bill notices: 
>>
>> *Mandatory Government Metadata surcharge tax^H^H^H: ~+$2 *
>
> That’s exactly what American phone carriers do:  They enumerate the bill, then they
> add a specific line item for each additional tax, duty and tariff imposed by State
> and Federal governments, so the consumer can see the impact of Government policy on
> their phone bills.
>
> It amazes me that Australian carriage service providers don’t do the same thing.
>
>   - mark
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