Aussie Network Engineers Form Members-Only ISP

schliz writes "A group of Australian network engineers is planning to launch a not-for-profit internet service provider that will provide access to the nation's high-speed NBN fibre network for like-minded people. The cooperative, dubbed 'No ISP,' has no staff or add-on services to keep costs down. Members will be able to 'trade' excess download quota for a market-based price, depending on supply and demand."

Comments

How about removing the faux caps?

[metrix007]

I suspect what essentially amounts to price fixing is going on with the ISP's in Oz.

The cost to carry data is no where near the profit earned by instituting the caps and the charges for going over. Surely in a natural market the price would be lower, reflecting the cost and allowing for a profit, but not an obscene profit.

For a 1st world country having the caps they do is pretty pathetic. There is little excuse for it, and "people in the know" should do something about it.