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DSL prices in Greece
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 19:11:13 -0500
Delivered-To: dfarber+ () ux13 sp cs cmu edu Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:40:47 -0500 From: Alexandros Papadopoulos <apapadop () cmu edu> Subject: DSL prices in Greece To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Hi Dave! Thought you would find this pricelist regarding DSL offerings in Athens, Greece, amusing: 50 euro "activation fee" 50 euro "installation fee" 100 euro for equipment (modem and filters) These are one-off charges. Now on to the monthly fees: 384kbps: 32 euro for the line + 58 euro for the ISP (total 90) 512kbps: 60 euro for the line + 88 euro for the ISP (total 148) 1024kbps: 112 euro for the line + 171 euro for the ISP (total 283) Which means that in a "European" country of minimum wage ~500 euro, a netizen needs 200 euro set-up fees plus 283 euro MONTHLY to have a moderately fast Internet connection. Oh, and naturally it's not offered in my part of town. :-P You've got to love telecom monopolies! -A ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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