Comments on: BT line rental increases – Why do paper bills at BT cost so much? http://khlo.co.uk/index.php/bt-line-rental-increases-why-do-paper-bills-at-bt-cost-so-much The personal blog of Ken. My tech site is at kenstechtips.com. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:02:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Harry http://khlo.co.uk/index.php/bt-line-rental-increases-why-do-paper-bills-at-bt-cost-so-much#comment-3650 Harry Thu, 28 May 2009 10:52:04 +0000 http://cow.neondragon.net/?p=3746#comment-3650 Out of interest, what's to stop from Virgin from doing the exact same thing with their prices and entering into a price war? Surely eventually you'd end up with equal (ish) prices for both paperless and paperful billing? Out of interest, what’s to stop from Virgin from doing the exact same thing with their prices and entering into a price war? Surely eventually you’d end up with equal (ish) prices for both paperless and paperful billing?

]]> By: Cow http://khlo.co.uk/index.php/bt-line-rental-increases-why-do-paper-bills-at-bt-cost-so-much#comment-3649 Cow Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:10:49 +0000 http://cow.neondragon.net/?p=3746#comment-3649 Hi Tim, I don't think its a bad thing at all! In fact, it is a very good thing in my opinion, certainly in this case. (Though you could make an argument about this essentially charging more to pensioners who are more likely than not to not have access to the net and that charging more to pensioners is a bad thing). The term price discrimination does have some negative connotations (like racial or gender discrimination) but I think many economists believe price discrimination is good. Hi Tim,

I don’t think its a bad thing at all! In fact, it is a very good thing in my opinion, certainly in this case. (Though you could make an argument about this essentially charging more to pensioners who are more likely than not to not have access to the net and that charging more to pensioners is a bad thing).

The term price discrimination does have some negative connotations (like racial or gender discrimination) but I think many economists believe price discrimination is good.

]]> By: Tim http://khlo.co.uk/index.php/bt-line-rental-increases-why-do-paper-bills-at-bt-cost-so-much#comment-3648 Tim Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:07:26 +0000 http://cow.neondragon.net/?p=3746#comment-3648 Is it a bad thing? How is its morality manifest? (Hint: I can't see anything wrong with people paying what they want within parameters set by the company.) Is it a bad thing? How is its morality manifest? (Hint: I can’t see anything wrong with people paying what they want within parameters set by the company.)

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