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61. Until the government owns and funds the internet backbone

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Feb 28, 2014, 12:23 PM

Feb 2014

is what's going to happen. Someone has to pay for all the fiber, routers and servers.

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WOW, I never saw THIS coming: "Verizon CEO Wants To Charge You More If You Use Too Much Internet" [View all] Miles Archer Feb 2014 OP

If a lot of something is used, usually a better price is provided; volume discount. democratisphere Feb 2014 #1

Your example is completely illogical. Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #2

Verizon already has tiered pricing for data; use more data, pay less/GB. democratisphere Feb 2014 #6

Nothing in the article speaks of charging high users a higher marginal cost Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #9

I'm not sure what you are reading or how you are interpreting this article BUT...... democratisphere Feb 2014 #10

My Comcast business account is unlimited data and Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #11

Agreed. We shall see. democratisphere Feb 2014 #12

I already pay the same usage fees Aerows Feb 2014 #19

Where do they get that right? Is it more costly to upaloopa Feb 2014 #33

that's ludicrous. the best method is charging user fees. not amortizing over everyone's costs Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #38

The administration has no plans to stop it. woo me with science Feb 2014 #3

Agreed. And it really burns me up!!!! democratisphere Feb 2014 #7

Sure, as long as the FCC writing new net neutrality rules is "no plans". (nt) jeff47 Feb 2014 #17

"No plans" is exactly what it is. They are aggressively doing nothing. woo me with science Feb 2014 #42

It's a lovely theory. The problem is the FCC IS creating new rules. jeff47 Feb 2014 #43

From your own article: woo me with science Feb 2014 #45

Well, if you happen to have a time machine, we can shortcut that. jeff47 Feb 2014 #49

You know, once we're at the point where corporate governments woo me with science Feb 2014 #51

No one should be surprised fredamae Feb 2014 #4

How is that different? jeff47 Feb 2014 #15

You do always pay more money for a fatter pipe Aerows Feb 2014 #21

You mean the business pricing model. jeff47 Feb 2014 #23

Destination Aerows Feb 2014 #24

The way I understand it fredamae Feb 2014 #26

And this is about much, much more than costs. This is another axe to democracy. woo me with science Feb 2014 #46

Color me shocked Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #5

So he wants to raise taxes? The Straight Story Feb 2014 #8

Oh, you and your silly analogies Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2014 #37

I agree with his argument joeglow3 Feb 2014 #13

You will NOT get a break on what you pay DJ13 Feb 2014 #16

You want the additional usage for free because you know there is value joeglow3 Feb 2014 #27

You already pay for a given speed DJ13 Feb 2014 #29

EVERYONE makes decisions on how they think things will go and then re-evaluates joeglow3 Feb 2014 #30

Why do you care? 1awake Feb 2014 #36

It's obviously not "for free" as the telecoms are profitable. El_Johns Feb 2014 #34

How are you subsidizing anything? You are not getting a discount upaloopa Feb 2014 #35

If what you are saying is true, you have nothing to worry about joeglow3 Feb 2014 #40

I pay for a certain allotment of bandwidth SwankyXomb Feb 2014 #14

+1. eom. Bad Thoughts Feb 2014 #18

And they analyze their business decisions when there is sufficient history joeglow3 Feb 2014 #28

This is about crowding out competitors and getting monopolistic control of content, not Marr Feb 2014 #32

That doesn't make sense joeglow3 Feb 2014 #39

Huh. Odd that they aren't out of business then. Marr Feb 2014 #41

New? No. Gaining in popularity? Yes joeglow3 Feb 2014 #48

^^^^^^^This is the correct answer.^^^^^^^ woo me with science Feb 2014 #47

That's exactly what it is. nt laundry_queen Feb 2014 #53

Never knew there was such a thing as Too Much Internet ... Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #20

I can just imagine it... yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #22

If you're a gamer, that includes you Shankapotomus Feb 2014 #25

Call it what it really is: blackmail. Initech Feb 2014 #31

It should be a public utility. jsr Feb 2014 #44

What else do you buy where the total price you pay isn't a function of volume used or bought ? dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #50

You pay more if you watch four hours of TV instead of two?? airplaneman Feb 2014 #57

The impact re: prices will pale in comparison to the impact on citizens from woo me with science Feb 2014 #52

kick woo me with science Feb 2014 #54

good old Verizon airplaneman Feb 2014 #55

DU rec frwrfpos Feb 2014 #56

kick woo me with science Feb 2014 #58

Comcast is probably ready to do the same LiberalEsto Feb 2014 #59

Jeesh with all the corporate whining, you might actually think they provided a good service... JCMach1 Feb 2014 #60

Until the government owns and funds the internet backbone hack89 Feb 2014 #61

This'll cause some hits. Blue_Adept Feb 2014 #62

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