Re: Failed business plan redux: 'We'll make more money one way or another,

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

Well, damn. Internet access should be like beer; a single monthly payment 
and you can consume as much as you want, and people who hardly drink any 
beer should pay the same as people like me and you.

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Fergie wrote:

> Evil greedy ISPs. :-)
>
> It would appear that if the telcos get blocked from charging
> the content providers, they'll just turn around and charge their customers -- based on traffic valoume. That's right: 
> it looks
> like they're kicking around the idea of usage-based billing again.
>
> This time for broadband subscribers.
>
> First:
> 'Senate Bill to Address Fears of 'Tiered' Access to Net'
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/02/technology/02online.html
>
> Then:
> 'U.S. Broadband Providers Looking to Implement Usage-Based Billing?'
> http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/02/technology/bandwidth/index.htm
>
> - ferg
>
> --
> "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
>  Engineering Architecture for the Internet
>  fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net
>  ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/
>
>
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