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Debate over a 'consumer-pays' model for internet access

Original: Perso, je suis POUR un principe de consommateur·se payeur·se sur l'Internet. D'ailleurs, les ancien·ne·s avaient du bon

A French-language discussion is underway about applying a pay-per-use consumer model to internet access. One participant argues for a system inspired by older utilities such as water and gas, where users pay a subscription for the connection plus a charge based on actual consumption, suggesting the earlier approach to network pricing had merit and could be worth reviving for today's internet.

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