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mikeash | karma 74524 | avg karma 3.52 · 2017-10-29 23:07:19

Because they need to fill their profit margin, they would lower prices?

return0 | karma 5191 | avg karma 1.91 · 2017-10-29 23:37:47

some prices go up, some others will have to go down, assuming that the profit margin remains the same. Diversification, how is that not obvious?

mikeash | karma 74524 | avg karma 3.52 · 2017-10-30 02:44:41+00:00

Why would they keep it the same when they could make it higher?

return0 | karma 5191 | avg karma 1.91 · 2017-10-30 11:57:27+00:00

Why don't they raise the rates already then? Net neutrality is stopping them?

mikeash | karma 74524 | avg karma 3.52 · 2017-10-30 16:05:03+00:00

They've presumably decided that raising rates further would cost more customers than it would be worth. Stupid tricks like cutting down on the "standard" package and rolling those things into upgrades is a common way for companies to raise rates without appearing to, therefore losing fewer customers.