Internet Access: Flat Fee Vs. Pay-Per-Use
Internet Access: Flat Fee vs. Pay-Per-Use
Most Internet users are either not charged to access information, or pay
a low-cost flat fee. The Information SuperHighway, on the other hand, will
likely be based upon a pay-per-use model. On a gross level, one might say that
the payment model for the Internet is closer to that of broadcast (or perhaps
cable) television while the model for the Information SuperHighway is likely to
be more like that of pay-per-view T.V.
"Pay-per-use" environments affect user access habits. "Flat fee"
situations encourage exploration. Users in flat-fee environments navigate
through webs of information and tend to make serendipitous discoveries. "Pay-
per-use" situations give the public the incentive to focus their attention on
what they know they already want, or to look for well-known items previously
recommended by others. In "pay-per-use" environments, people tend to follow more
traditional paths of discovery, and seldom explore totally unexpected......
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