Do you want your broadband connection regulated? Do you want the government to set limits on the volume of data allowed per broadband user?
According to a news article*, various representatives of telecommunications companies, broadband internet stakeholders and subscribers questioned the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for their draft memorandum circular on broadband connection.
NTC said the complaints they received about “slow broadband connection” prompted the drafting of rules governing the provision of broadband internet connection late in 2010.
The draft memorandum circular provides that:
•broadband service providers should specify the minimum speed, service reliability and service rates in their advertisements;
•minimum service reliability should be 80%;
•internet connection should be provided on a "best efforts" basis;
•consumers should be informed of the service being offered;
•service providers offering committed information rate shall comply with NTC memorandum circular No. 12-19-2004; and that
•providers set a maximum volume of data allowed for subscribers per day.
Personally, I think the last item is the most controversial of all. Setting a cap to the volume of data one may receive is directly against the subscriber’s interest. It is comparable to censorship. When the volume of data is regulated, the content may be compromised. I say this because the kind of data transferred directly affects the volume of the data transferred.
If the government intends to put higher price to business use of broadband, the better solution would be to specify the speed limit allowed for personal use vis-à-vis business use. This will work because as for any business, time(speed) is money.
I’d like to leave the volume of data I receive from my broadband unregulated.
According to a news article*, various representatives of telecommunications companies, broadband internet stakeholders and subscribers questioned the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) for their draft memorandum circular on broadband connection.
NTC said the complaints they received about “slow broadband connection” prompted the drafting of rules governing the provision of broadband internet connection late in 2010.
The draft memorandum circular provides that:
•broadband service providers should specify the minimum speed, service reliability and service rates in their advertisements;
•minimum service reliability should be 80%;
•internet connection should be provided on a "best efforts" basis;
•consumers should be informed of the service being offered;
•service providers offering committed information rate shall comply with NTC memorandum circular No. 12-19-2004; and that
•providers set a maximum volume of data allowed for subscribers per day.
Personally, I think the last item is the most controversial of all. Setting a cap to the volume of data one may receive is directly against the subscriber’s interest. It is comparable to censorship. When the volume of data is regulated, the content may be compromised. I say this because the kind of data transferred directly affects the volume of the data transferred.
If the government intends to put higher price to business use of broadband, the better solution would be to specify the speed limit allowed for personal use vis-à-vis business use. This will work because as for any business, time(speed) is money.
I’d like to leave the volume of data I receive from my broadband unregulated.
*Source: http://technology.inquirer.net/infotech/infotech/view/20110111-313872/NTC-grilled-by-consumers-for-circular-on-broadband-connection
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