Is Verizon Considering Metered Billing? > If they want metered billing, the make it an actual utility!

said by aannoonn11235 :

If they want to charge by the byte, then they must be forced to turn internet access into a public utility.

Proper certified meters must be put into place to measure actual usage (exclude spam & DDoS too. Nobody should be charged for access they aren't using).

Start prices really low (connection fee & taxes) add a small fee for modem / router usage/rental.

Do not have speed tiers. Give everybody full access.. The more your consume, the more you pay. The meter will tick tick tick for each and ever byte you upload & download.

Throw awary the "unlimited" $69.99 for 10down/5up bull crap.

It's $0.99 per byte up/down. Prices increases for up/down stream must be voted in/out by the public. No PUC is ever on the side of the citizen. The internet should be seen as a medium of free flowing speach with limited or no censorship. All citizen should have access, just like having fresh water or free access on roads (where tolls aren't allowed).

Otherwise, we need a true municipal non-profit access to the internet. The for-profit companies are abusing the internet & the access points to the internet. For-profit will never be on the side of the citizen/consumer.

Remember, the internet (research and all) was paid for by US citizens. Information should flow freely through it. But there's no reason to gouge citizens/customers for access & services to & from the internet.

Peace!

said by aaronwt:

At $0.99 per byte, no one would be online any more.

said by scooper:

$.99 / GIGABYte, maybe...