The comparison to a traditional utility is a stretch. With water, gas, and electric, you are actually consuming something that has to be created. With internet access, nothing is being consumed - you are simply moving bits of data around using the infrastructure. The infrastructure has to be put in place but that is true for all utilities. The pricing model is already in place for people who use a lot of data - they pay for higher bandwdith. However, I would not be surprised to see the pricing model change if it can generate higher revenues/profits.
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Originally Posted by rubicon
Usage is something we should be use to because it determines our heating/cooling/water bills. I never even come close to my Verizon limits and I don't stream over the internet. What Comcast's proposal would do is appropriately charge those people who gobble up a lot of data
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