Reason for Cap not int bandwidth cost

[MaD]

I found this pearl of stupidity at telkom.co.za in the FAQ section:

<i><b>Why is there a 3GByte monthly volume cap? </b>

The 3 GByte monthly volume cap was part of the product offering from launch. The rationale for the 3 GByte monthly volume cap is to protect the total ADSL subscriber base by providing a reasonable service to all subscribers. Power users who continuously download huge amounts of data can negatively impact on the rest of the ADSL subscriber base who only make use of their ADSL service for normal Internet access purposes, meaning that other users can experience very slow bandwidth throughput speeds. The 3 GB monthly volume cap helps to equally distribute the bandwidth available to the total ADSL subscriber base.</i>

?????????????????????????????? I thought it was because international bandwidth is so 'terribly expensive'??????

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[Perdition]

Yep and given that everyone can buy more than one account it blows that argument right out of the water. I think the answer should read more like this :

"The 3 GByte monthly volume cap was intended to tear you a new one from launch. The rationale for the 3 Gbyte monthly volume cap is to protect our profit margins and shareholders by providing minimal service to all subscribers. Power users who continuously download huge amounts of data can negatively impact on our profits however we would like you to believe it has something to do with bandwidth. The 3 GB monthly volume cap helps to equally distribute large bonuses to our directors and total misery to the ADSL subscriber base."

 

[James]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Perdition</i>
The 3 GB monthly volume cap helps to equally distribute large bonuses to our directors and total misery to the ADSL subscriber base."

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Lol, i love it.[] you made my day

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