Alex Sherman:
At least one major cable operator will institute so-called usage-based billing next year, predicts Craig Moffett, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. in New York. He said Cox Communications Inc., Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) or Time Warner Cable may be first to charge Web-access customers for the amount of data they consume, not just transmission speed.
If you can’t get off your ass to compete with what is clearly the future of video services, just start punishing your customers for using your competitor. Guess I missed this Business 101 lecture.
