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Congressman Files Bill to Stop Tiered Broadband Pricing


Source: GigaOM.com
June 17, 2009
GigaOM.com
Congressman Files Bill to Stop Tiered Broadband Pricing Updated: Rep. Eric Massa (D-Corning) today introduced legislation that would force Internet Service Providers that want to implement usage-based pricing plans to go through several regulatory hurdles, including public hearings, to determine if such pricing is anti-competitive. Such usage-based plans may involve tiered pricing or caps based on the amount of data downloaded.

Massa is one of the two New York congressmen who spoke out strongly against efforts by Time Warner Cable to expand its... RSS Share it

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