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Time Warner Shelves Plans For Tiered Pricing

Posted by timothy on from the meek-will-continue-to-subsidize-the-bold dept.

The FNP writes "Time Warner has postponed their plans to test tiered data caps in Greensboro NC, Rochester NY, San Antonio TX, and Austin TX. This announcement comes shortly after the media started reporting on Eric Massa's opposition and protests planned for this Saturday outside of Time Warner's offices in Greensboro and Rochester." There's also a good piece at Ars on the fall of the current tiered-pricing plans.

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  1. Mealy-mouthed bastards. by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Anybody who tries to screw over their customers, gets called on it, and then says that they are defering until customers can be "educated"(no doubt with an expression of injured innocence) has a one way trip to the special hell waiting for them.

    It's exactly like normal hell; but your nose also itches.

  2. Re:It will be back by BabyDuckHat · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Here's why it will be back, or something like it:

    From their recently filed 10-K report:

    "Technological advancements, such as video on demand, new video formats and Internet streaming and downloading, have increased the number of media and entertainment choices available to consumers and intensified the challenges posed by audience fragmentation.
    The increasing number of choices available to audiences could negatively impact not only consumer demand for the Companyâ(TM)s products and services, but also advertisersâ(TM) willingness to purchase advertising from the Companyâ(TM)s businesses.
    If the Company does not respond appropriately to further increases in the leisure and entertainment choices available to consumers, the Companyâ(TM)s competitive position could deteriorate, and its financial results could suffer."
    Full Document Here:

    http://ir.timewarner.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=950144-09-1481