Advanced services require more reliable bandwidth than currently provided by
the Internet Protocol, even with the reliability enhancements provided by TCP.
More reliable bandwidth will be provided through QoS (quality of service), as
currently discussed widely. Yet QoS has some implications beyond providing
ubiquitous access to advance Internet service, which are of interest from a
policy perspective. In particular, what are the implications for price of
Internet services? Further, how will these changes impact demand and universal
service for the Internet. This paper explores the relationship between
certainty of bandwidth and certainty of price for Internet services over a
statistically shared network and finds that these are mutually exclusive goals.Comment: 29th TPRC Conference, 200
