Where are my representatives on this? Why should I pay more for internet service? The poor cannot afford extra internet charges. I call on Steve Kagen, Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold to stop this right now! We need to hold a hearing and stop this nonsense. First oil, corn, gasoline and now internet service. What's next?
"As with utilities, heavy Internet users may have to pay more
Tiered pricing takes aim at ‘bandwidth hogs’
By BRIAN STELTER
New York Times
Posted: June 14, 2008
Some people use the Internet simply to check e-mail and look up phone numbers. Others are online all day, downloading big video and music files." JS Online: As with utilities, heavy Internet users may have to pay more
Should they pay the same price for access?
For years they have, with subscribers sharing a buffet of all-you-can-download Internet access, regardless of how much they consumed.
But now three of the country’s largest Internet service providers are threatening to clamp down on their most active subscribers by placing monthly limits on their online activity.
One of them, Time Warner Cable, began a trial of “Internet metering” in one Texas city this month, asking customers to select a monthly plan and pay surcharges when they exceed their bandwidth limit.
The idea is that people who use the network more heavily should pay more, the way they do for water, electricity, or, in many cases, cell phone minutes.
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