[mmercier]

Those who desire to save money should definitely get the government involved in the administration of their cell bills, or anything else for that matter.

Ed Markey and Barney Frank are your friends.

[Spunky]

I would appreciate it if someone can answer a question for me.

If you have WIRELESS does it still need the phone lines in order to access the Internet? That is what someone has told me. They said you are not connected to the phone line by a cable or anything, but you still need them. If that is the case what if you don't have a land line phone only cell phones, can you not then have wireless?

Please someone explain this to me.

[gunsequalfreedom]

There is always a decision available to the consumer. If the price is too high, shop around.

Usage is way up on phone’s using the internet. At the same time, there is downward pressure on prices from low cost phone providers that offer unlimited voice, text and web ($35 to $50 a month) with clear service but no customer service frills.

[Myrddin]

My various internet services are nearing the end of the contract periods. I'll certainly be watching this with interest. I'm not interested in being on the hook for another 2 year contract if my "service" is going to be more expensive and less useful. Frankly, I don't care if the parties collecting money from me for service go out if business if what they have to offer is no longer of value due to massive government interference.

[The Watcher]

For those of you who may not comprehend... The amount of data being used is exploding. In the last 6 years, the amount of data EACH customer uses on average, has gone up somewhere between 10 and 15 fold. Despite billions and billions being poured into the cellular and cellular like data systems, the wireless systems IN NO WAY are keeping up with demand. And it is NOT a matter of ‘gouging’ anyone, it’s a matter of inability to make technology meet the growing demand for media and infotainment.

Despite what the whiners for net neutrality may say, the tiered structure, with different pricing for each type of service, maybe the way to SAVE internet by wireless phone, instead of making the price up until demand falls, and NO services are affordable by wireless.

It will reduce the load on the overloaded systems, and at the same time, reduce the level of data hungry application demand, thereby making data by phone remain reasonable in price.

Or, you could listen to those who think that government is the solution to every problem - they are NOT CORRECT.

[chuckles]

I wonder if they will start charging more for spam. If they would charge $5 per spam, the net would lose half its traffic.

In all seriousness, these dweebs that watch movies on a 3 inch cell should pay $8 for the bandwidth. Go to the freekin movie house! I'm sure there are many ways to cut the wasted bandwidth usage without charging for lurkin at FR or Facebook.

[Red Badger]

Ping!...............

[mo]

“Will corp greed and govt corruption kill the internet?...”

as far as the Rinocratic Oligarch’s are concerned...best thing that could happen.

Shutting down the free flow of information about their tyranny and corruption would have allowed Globull Wurming to become law.