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FCC Approving Pay-As-You-Go Internet Plans

Posted by samzenpus on from the I'm-going-to-need-another-10-minutes-of-internet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "As details emerge about the Federal Communications Commission's controversial proposal for regulating Internet providers, a provision that would allow companies to bill customers for how much they surf the Web is drawing special scrutiny. Analysts say pay-as-you-go Internet access could put the brakes on the burgeoning online video industry, handing a victory to cable and satellite TV providers. Public interest groups say that trend will lead to a widening gap in Internet use in which the wealthiest would have the greatest access."

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  1. By use is fine if the prices are sane by h4rr4r · · Score: 1, Funny

    I would say 10 cents a GB would be great. Those could even be per GB at a certain rate, or time of time. So they can sell higher speeds or different usage patterns.

  2. Wave goodbye to the industry by BigSlowTarget · · Score: 3, Funny

    >Analysts say pay-as-you-go Internet access could put the brakes on the burgeoning online video industry,

    No, it won't. Like advanced cellphone systems earlier this century the industry will simply move to where it is viable. America will limp on with inferior general service then deny that the service is inferior and proclaim it a world besting triumph of technology.