I think my views are well known on this issue by now, in this case the ISP is already operating a "Shaping" system and is further seeking to hit those trying to use the service offered, is bandwidth really this tight in Australia, or are we seeing the results of over subscription ?
http://australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,21853338-15306,00.html
Adelaide Based ISP Internode is considering using filtering systems to contain rampant growth in peer-to-peer internet traffic across its network.
Internode product manager Jim Kellett said the company was examining the technology after it announced that it had jacked up the price its high-end broadband internet services by up to 30 per cent.
"It's certainly an area of technology that we're keeping a close eye on," Mr Kellett said.
"I know we have none in operation on our network and none in evaluation at the moment, so it's a fair way off before we do something, but, like every other ISP, you've got to keep across this technology and use it where it makes sense."
The company also plans to penalise subscribers that continue to download large amounts of data from the internet after exceeding their download quotas.
Internode said that customers were abusing its shaping policy – a system under which subscribers' internet connections are slowed after reaching a download quota, rather than accruing excess download charges.
All in all without knowing the size of the subscriber base and how much has been reinvested in infrastructure upgrades its hard to say why this ISP is complaining in such a public way, but one thing is for certain the move towards charging high end users is a fair and equitable move although probably unpopular with some.
My concerns are usually regarding those ISP companies that offer great deals but don't wish to deliver them, asking customers to pay more for a higher tiered service is reasonable and acceptable, as long as the subscribers obtain that service of course,
Introducing anti p2p filters would of course likely impact on Internodes own market position and would be simply a case of accepting money for a service they knowingly don't support,, the usual ISP operated fraud.
