10 myths from usage-based billing supporters
Pete Nowak,
WordsByNowak,
Feb 23, 2011
The debate over usage-based billing (UBB) continues to rage in Canada, with the service providers claiming that the objections are all emotional, and with the opponents of UBB making the case with articles like this:
- Data is not a utility... the electrons that make up the data that passes to and fro over the internet are limitless and are not consumed and destroyed every time a YouTube video is watched... it is okay to charge internet users for delivery, but how is it fair to charge for consuming a non-consumable?
- In 2003, the average Canadian household spent $170 a year for an internet connection while in 2009, it was $340.
and eight more. Via Michael Geist.
- Data is not a utility... the electrons that make up the data that passes to and fro over the internet are limitless and are not consumed and destroyed every time a YouTube video is watched... it is okay to charge internet users for delivery, but how is it fair to charge for consuming a non-consumable?
- In 2003, the average Canadian household spent $170 a year for an internet connection while in 2009, it was $340.
and eight more. Via Michael Geist.
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