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FCC says “too bad” to ISPs complaining that listing every fee is too hard::Comcast and other ISPs asked FCC to ditch listing-every-fee rule. FCC says "no."

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[–] kn33@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's for businesses where it's cheaper to pay the ISP to guarantee that it'll stay the same than it is to pay someone to fix things that break if it does change.

[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So.. move to a business plan?

[–] kn33@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's where most static IPs are sold, yes, but one does not guarantee the other. The business plan is more about getting priority over residential customers for repairs.

[–] kaitco@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Starting my DBA tomorrow! We here at Kait Co. require a static IP business plan!