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Originally Posted by tuccillo
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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Exactly. You used to be able to get unlimited data on cell phone plans now it's an average of 10GB per month. That's a huge disparity, and that is what the industry is moving towards. As for phone companies, they would be well suited to be the exception to the rule to retain and gain more broadband customers. but it remains to be seen whether they will in fact do just that.