FCC Neutrality Rules A Green Light For Usage Billing

I cannot say I like the direction this is headed, I do like the idea of limiting bandwidth to those who use a ton of it but budgeting for a service on a per-use basis is almost impossible.  In times like this I am reminded of my first ever cellphone plan, it was called "Calling Party Pays".  Back then if you wanted to make a cellphone call you had to pay on a per minute basis, with the calling party plan the person who called you would pay for the call and not use up your minutes.  Guess how many people called me? 

Multimedia content delivery over the web is really one of the driving factors behind this push (read: Netflix, Blockbuster, etc) the whole process just clogs the pipes and in the end hurts everyone.  So who is to blame? Everyone, yep you if you have ever watched a YouTube video or caught a show on Hulu you are part of the problem.  I'm not ashamed to say I fall into that category, I also do multiplayer gaming on occasion, however I do feel I'm responsible and elect to get all of my TV and movies via Dish (sat tv) and since that system is designed specifically for delivering video I don't see why renting videos over the internet is even an option.

Oh right..  People dont' want to pay for it..  gotcha..

This allows ISPs to charge more money for the same product, while simultaneously allowing them to both cash in on -- and/or deter -- the use of Internet video. All of this occurs while the cost of bandwidth and hardware continue to drop, so it's fairly clear why investors are so bullish on the idea. Again, while real per byte billing might be a good idea, the proposals we've seen so far in trials by companies like AT&T and Time Warner Cable are something else entirely, and offer little consumer value.

Good read I suggest you give it a troll.

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