Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Many people feel that everything on the internet should be free. However, this may be ignoring the fact that the infrastructure supporting the internet is not itself free, and that as usage grows, the size of the networks needs to grow as well. So the companies who own that infrastructure will want to have someone pay for the growth. That likely means the internet consumer. Which likely means that using the internet is not going to stay as cheap as it is now. E-Commerce News: E-Commerce: Internet 'Fast Lane' Could Carry Heavy Toll

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