[AusNOG] NBN Co to offer RSP Specific CVC Pricing

[Ben Hohnke]

I think the phrase "universally stupid" applies on many levels here...

On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 9:02 AM Bevan Slattery <bevan at slattery.net.au>
wrote:

> ***JOURNO's NO QUOTING AS PART OF AUSNOG CHARTER***
>
> I've used the words "Gallactically stupid" before when it comes to CVC
> pricing, but this whole concept is even more incredibly stupid.  What is
> bigger than the entire galaxy?!
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> http://www.afr.com/technology/web/nbn/data-to-be-cheaper-under-new-pricing-regime-nbn-chief-executive-bill-morrow-says-20160923-grn2gg
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> I mean seriously.  Is this just one absolute joke or a horror story?  When
> will I wake up from this incredible stupidity?!  RSP based
> dimensioning/pricing.  What the actual ****?!  A fan of Bill Morrow's and
> up until this point, it's been Conroy's mess they are trying to
> unscramble.  But if creating completely discriminatory pricing arrangement
> that FORCES telco's to COMMIT to bandwidth quotas across a massive basket
> of users hundreds of thousands of users (even millions) and for
> applications that have different peak requirements, then this car crash is
> about to turn into a complete train wreck.
>
> Discriminatory pricing on an RSP basis?!  What the actual ****?!  Not only
> have we thrown out the competitive based infrastructure principles the we
> had worked on for 20 years, but now we have a new monopoly we are also
> about to introduce discriminatory pricing too?!  Disciminatory pricing?!
> Allan Fels is rolling over in his grave and he's not even dead yet!
>
> Bill - seriously mate.  Whoever in your team that came up with this idea
> of discriminatory pricing and "average based discount"- you need to keep
> the hell away from them, because they are the most clueless and dangerous
> individual in this industry and will possibly end your career if this is
> the best you've got.
>
> RSP based pricing that forces telco's to go after specific users.  My god
> it's the Muppet Show.  Time we get responsible adults to take control of
> this basket case before this train-wreck goes thermonuclear.
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