said by karlmarx:*sigh*, that old argument AGAIN. We pay for electricity by the kWh, because it COSTS MONEY to produce. We pay by gas by the therm because it COSTS MONEY to produce. We pay for water and sewage by the usage because it COSTS MONEY to CREATE/DISPOSE.
Look at it this way, we DON'T pay by the mile on non-toll roads. You are free too use the roads as much as you want. If you are riding your bike, you pay NOTHING to use it as much as you want. Granted, there was a HUGE capital cost to build the roads, and there are maintenance fees, but the actual USE of the roads costs nothing.
We build FIBER to everywhere. That's a HUGE CAPITAL cost, but once that's done, the only cost is maintenance and support. THERE IS NO COST to transmit a byte, just the cost to BUILD IT and SUPPORT IT. The building cost is CAPITAL, and the support cost, like a road, is not based on USAGE.
Every gallon of gas you buy has a tax so in effect you *ARE* paying for every mile you drive.
