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By Bradley Mitchell, About.com Guide to Wireless / Networking since 1999

Is Pay-As-You-Go Broadband a Good Idea?

Sunday March 5, 2006
| Commentary | Telecommunications companies are apparently strongly considering the idea of charging broadband Internet consumers variable amounts based on the network bandwidth they use, instead of charging flat monthly rates. As reported in this piece from the Wall Street Journal, as little as 1% of Internet subscribers may be generating up to 40% of the network traffic. Seems fair enough that those folks should pay more... or does it? You can let your opinion be heard in our online poll:

Is Pay-As-You-Go Broadband a Good Idea? - Vote: Yes or No - Results
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