FCC Boss Backs Metering the Internet

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday May 22, 2012 @09:21PM from the deposit-seven-cents-to-continue-reading dept.

An anonymous reader writes "FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has publicly backed usage-based pricing for wired internet access at the cable industry's annual NCTA Show. He makes the claim that it would drive network efficiency. Currently most internet service providers charge a flat fee and price their packages based on the speed of the service, while wireless providers are reaping record profits by charging based on usage, similar to the way utilities charge for electricity. By switching to this model, the cable companies can increase their profitibility while at the same time blocking consumers from cutting the cord and getting their TV services online."

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Obama still crap. Bush still worse. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-05-22 22:00 · Score: 0, Troll

What, precisely, is your area of confusion here?
This one is black?
(actually, the USA couldn't actually go for a black president, they could only manage a half-tone one. Can't be doing with revolutionary ideas in the states...)