And it would let people continue to access the Internet with their existing software and modems. But it is still going to add to the cost of online access, because there is no way that phone companies are going to keep allowing residential customers with unlimited calling plans to make free calls to online service providers who aren't paying access fees. Because the telcos are picking up the tab. Talk back to Simson Garfinkel in his column's Threads . Illustration by Dave Plunkert Join the HotWired Network, it's free .
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