The top U.S. telecommunications regulator on Wednesday endorsed the idea that broadband providers could charge extra for providing heavy Internet users with lots of online video or data-heavy services such as videogames.
Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, backed "usage-based pricing" while outlining proposed rules that would bar Internet providers from deliberately tampering or slowing legal Web traffic.
Mr. Genachowski's support for pay-as-you-go pricing represents a victory for cable and telecommunications companies because ...
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The extra charges at $1/Gigabyte could be around $4 per high def movie. Time for that consumer push back. Fire Genachowski for starters.
Federal Cickback Commission.
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