NNSquad - Network Neutrality Squad
[ NNSquad ] Re: Unbundling rates [ +Administrivia ]
> * Every responsible study of the rates US operators charge for low-end > broadband and cell calls finds that we have rates among the lowest in > the world; check OECD, Merrill Lynch, any source you want. ÂThe carriers > give the service away at the low end and charge more for the high end, > which is as it should be. OECD recently released their 2009 broadband data here: http://www.oecd.org/document/54/0,3343,en_2649_34225_38690102_1_1_1_1,00.html I've only cursorily looked at what seem to be the pertinent data regarding Richard's claim regarding broadband. Here's what I found: In "average monthly subscription price for very low-speed connections" US ranks 9th out of 24 OECD nations. Not bad, but "among the lowest"? 8 out of 24, or fully 1/3 of the other nations, had less expensive average low-end prices than the US. In pricerange per Mbit/s, the low-end of the pricerange places the US at 25th of 30 OECD nations, suggesting that 24 nations have less expensive price offerings when measured in price per Mbit/s. Whether "high-speed" or "low-speed", the OECD data certainly doesn't suggest to me that US broadband providers are "giving the service away". The other graphs seems to suggest a similar picture. However, that's just from a quick glance at the graphs provided by OECD on my way to work this morning, I'm ready to be corrected in my reading of them. Regards, Mischa Beitz -- Mischa Beitz http://mischa.beitz.org