Ask DSLReports.com: Will ISPs Bill By The Byte? > TV by usage.

TV by usage.

Charging for TV by usage makes no sense because an individual user cannot hog the pipe by watching "too much" TV.

The TV content is broadcast on that frequency - whether you watch it or not. And, even if everyone watches it YOUR particular user experience does not suffer because of it.

So, this is not really an applicable point.

Actually many cable operators are now incorporating SwitchVideo (SV) which isn't sent down all fiber. It's requested by each individual user. This business model is closer to broadband utilization.