By Kate Knibbs – In the next few years, your home Internet bills may go up… and up… and up.
The days of unlimited high-speed Internet may be over, as broadband companies adopt metered plans similar to mobile carrier‘s usage-based billing plans.
The lack of competition among major broadband providers means they might be able to get away with it for a while, which suggests Internet users are in for a shock in the near future. more> http://tinyurl.com/crow4wr
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