NTC to Cap our Broadband Internet Connections?

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NTC to Cap our Broadband Internet Connections? Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:15 AM PST Visit the actual post: NTC to Cap our Broadband Internet Connections? Before the year 2010 ended, I encountered an article at Manila Times about NTC allowing their broadband service providers to put a maximum limit to the number of data that is available to each subscriber. According to the NTC, the broadband cap is needed to address the persistent complaints from many broadband subscribers: internet is a lot slower than the subscribed speed. According to the revised draft Memorandum Order released by the NTC, internet broadband service providers should “specify the minimum broadband connection speed and service reliability, as well as the service rates in their advertisements, flyers, brochures and service and legal agreements.” The service reliability should be 80 percent at the minimum. With a capped internet connection, a subscriber is permitted to get a maximum amount of data within a specified amount of time. For example, a subscriber with 1 Mbps connection maybe allowed to get only 25 GB of data each month from its service provider. Image credit to Dylan My stand: I strongly disagree with this proposal of letting out ISPs put a cap to our broadband connections. I do not exactly understand how broadband capping solves the poor internet connection problem. There will be a many people who will be affected by this change: online workers like me who fully rely on the internet for income, webmasters like me who need to upload and download huge amounts of data. Even the typical occasional user also gets much data from the internet – watching YouTube videos and playing games in Facebook also needs much data. For my ISP PLDT, this could also mean that users may decide not to enjoy watching PLDT Watchpad or even upping their subscriptions to the newly launched PLDT Telepad because these also need a significant amount of data to download. If you are like me who is against this proposal, then I suggest that you take active part in adding your signature to the online petition that is circulating around (I have just added my signature to it): No to broadband cap, yes to #betterinternet in the Philippines

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