J-fiber: Pay per byte?

[Big Booger]

The problem is getting so bad that the government is looking into allowing Internet service providers to charge customers according to the amount of data they send and receive. The change isn't likely soon but is being mulled for a midterm IT network plan due to be published in the next few years.

Say it ain't so...

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/081006-no-analog-phone.html

[gomichild]

OMG that would totally suck.

[IkemenTommy]

They always threaten to do this, but there is enough competition with the internet providers here that not everyone will follow the initiative.