Re: ISPs whinging about BBC's iPlayer


Ashley Highfield, head of future media and technology at the
corporation, has said he believes the cost of network upgrades should
be carried by ISPs.

Correction, the cost of network upgrades should be carried by the
carrier, which may be BT or the ISP.
If a rolling fibre programme had been started years ago, by now
we would have a decent broadband service with capacity to cope.
It's typical of shiddy ISP's to lock you into an inadequate
service for 12 months, or longer, promising the world with,
of course, the usual "up to" getout clauses, with unlimited
downloads, and then complaining it costs them money
when people want to use it.
Of course we want to use it.
ISP's throw money at advertising because it brings
in customers and revenue, but the bean counters
won't let them spend money on infrastructure and
adequate customer support, because that hits
the bottom line and upsets the shareholders.
.

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