The more likely next step is not cable-esque plans. It is ISPs shaking down Internet companies to try to get huge sums of money at the source. As such, what y

The more likely next step is not cable-esque plans. It is ISPs shaking down Internet companies to try to get huge sums of money at the source. As such, what you'll see as a consumer is just higher prices from _other_ companies, as they're forced to pay for access to bandwidth which you paid for. This also means that most people won't understand the problem, and won't get upset with the correct people. This is a travesty, akin to if every appliance manufacturer had to pay a recurring tribute to the electric company. But hey... at least the Libertarians are all quite excited.