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We Should Promote Broadband Price Innovation, Daniel Lyons Jun 2013

We Should Promote Broadband Price Innovation, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

No abstract provided.


Why Usage-Based Broadband Plans May Be Good For You, Daniel Lyons Apr 2013

Why Usage-Based Broadband Plans May Be Good For You, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

This article was also published on the Providence Journal's This New England Blog at http://blogs.providencejournal.com/ri-talks/this-new-england/2013/03/daniel-a-lyons-usage-based-broadband-plans-may-good-for-you.html


Internet Pricing: The Next Policy Frontier, Daniel Lyons Mar 2013

Internet Pricing: The Next Policy Frontier, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

In the past few years, broadband providers have begun shifting toward tiered service plans (sometimes known as usage-based pricing) that offer customers a fixed amount of data each month for a fee. On average, less than 2 percent of users exceed the most commonly-used tier of 300 GB; nearly 80 percent of consumers never exceed even 50 GB per month. Nevertheless, some critics such as Public Knowledge and the New America Foundation are concerned that this trend may bring higher prices and reduced service. Most recently, NAF analyst Benjamin Lennett asked whether tiered service plans are a plot by cable …


Dc Think Tank Tells Americans That Their Broadband Is Really Great, Daniel Lyons Feb 2013

Dc Think Tank Tells Americans That Their Broadband Is Really Great, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

No abstract provided.