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Can't happen here in the USA?
Think again: If DSL service is a dedicated "always-on" internet connection, why do many DSL providers now require users to "log into" their DSL line?
Figured it out yet? Here's a hint: the infrastructure to bill DSL customers by time used or by amount of data transferred is already in-place; it merely requires some management imbecile to decide that the "all you can eat buffet" is closed.
DSL is "always on". Take a look at the CO Link light on your CPE.. does that ever go off? It's not a static IP, but it is considered "always on". That's how the ISPs fool you.
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Well, depending on who's providing the service, a DSL connection may or may not have a static IP. In my particular case I have a dynamic IP address, but since my router keeps the connection alive, my IP address hasn't changed in months.
Regardless, my point is that "logging into" a dedicated line provides the foundation for billing for time used or data transferred. It's simply that DSL providers in the United States aren't billing based on usage... yet.
