The phone companies can not afford to chase everyone to cable modems so any per minute charges will be miniscule. Up until now, the people who are not on very much are paying for the people that camp on the internet. It should be pointed out that very few parts of the country have access to cable modems or other alternatives to dial-up connectivity. It is our thought that per-minute charges would hamper many aspects of the growth of the Internet, though it would in fact be more fair to some providers. Internet gaming for instance would become prohibitively expensive, even if the rates were as low as a half-cent per minute.
Internet gaming is the driving force behind many technological advancements made in connectivity.
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