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  From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org>
  To  : Evan Bourlotos <evan@cs.adelaide.edu.au>
  Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 17:35:02 +0930

Re: BPA & 100mb / Day Limit

On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 05:23:28PM +0900, Evan Bourlotos wrote:

 > I agree with the policy in principle and they are within their rights to
 > change their terms, I feel that they should give the users who signed up
 > for contracts under certain conditions to opt out without penalty as these
 > conditions have now changed.

Huh?  When these customers signed up, they would have been presented with
a contract which permitted their provider to change the terms without
notice.  Far from being given the opportunity to "opt-out", they've already
"opted-in".

If you don't like the terms and conditions your service is provided under,
surely that's a good reason to shop around for other providers?  It is
a legally enforcible contract, you know?

 > I got a stack load of emails from friends
 > saying they were going to the TIO and their fathers were gonna talk to
 > their lawyers, it appears they have all signed up recently for 18 month
 > contracts and now feel constrained by the NEW conditions.

<shrug>  They should have read the fine print.  It was common knowledge
that "unlimited" conditions weren't going to last, so anyone who 
signs a long-term contract which permits the provider to unilaterally 
change the terms and conditions without affecting the contract term
deserves what they get.

   - mark

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