RockyBB
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Longmont, CO
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Re: Bandwidth legal requirements by provider?
said by macadami  :Anyways to my topic, are there any legal requirements for an isp to provide a certain amount of bandwidth, or can they just advertise whatever they like as long as the intranet connection provides that amount? I'm not aware of any legal consumer protections specific to the ISP industry. If you're in a rural area, however, you might have an opportunity to influence one. That is, have your county commissioners enact an ordinance requiring any ISP doing business in the county to maintain service levels within 75% of advertised speed or face some penalty. The commissioners would hold hearings on the proposed act, which would smoke out the owner to testify regarding his thoughts. Be careful what you ask for, of course, as this would be a game of chicken with your WISP, which might decide to simply withdraw or to raise pricing. |
