[TriLUG] OT - TWC bandwidth caps - Earthlink

[Jason Watts]

Right, I realize they are both separate entities.

But, if earthlink is on TWC's infrastructure, then Earthlink must be paying
TWC for their network right? so, wouldn't TWC charge earthlink more or quite
possibly some metered system like TWC will to its customers?  thus causing
EL to hand the cost down to EL customers?

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Mark Turner <jmarkturner at gmail.com> wrote:

> If TWC's move costs it customers (which it will) don't expect its
> competitors to follow suit.
>
> Earthlink is an independent ISP. I don't know if a TWC move to metering
> would affect EL customers but I imagine some serious antitrust issues
> would arise if TWC forced it on EL.
>
> Mark
>
> Jason Watts wrote:
> > how is that going to work out??
> >
> > is Earthlink going to just suck of the cost that its users are creating??
> >
> > if TWC goes, I would put money that all other local cable providers on
> the
> > TWC infrastructure will likely go the same route.
> >
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