I should really start a spreadsheet (or better yet ask one of our readers), to track all of the varying claims and percentages Time Warner officials were using throughout the entire metered broadband debacle.  More numbers have been tossed around in this discussion than on Wall Street.  WHAM-TV had a quick report on their 5:30pm newscast last week, before TW suspended their plans, outlining the v2.0 of the Time Warner usage cap plan.

Internet usage is increasing, costs to provide it are decreasing, and profits are up.  So it’s only fair to increase rates up to 300% for the same service?  It was logic like this that caused the volcanic lava flow of hatred towards the plan in every city that was included in the “experiment.”  And, as I always ask, produce the raw data to show who is affected by what.  Time Warner traditionally bases their estimates on their experiences in Beaumont, Texas where 14% or so of new customers (the plan never was implemented for all customers during the trial) saw significant overlimit fees charged on their bills, averaging close to $20 a month.  That’s nothing to sneeze at.