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Released: April 15, 2009
Cable firm’s plan to Net extra cash
Source: David Lazarus, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)
Time Warner Cable Inc. customers beware: If you're what the company considers a heavy Internet user, you could soon be charged as much as $150 a month for online access. The sky-high charge is part of a new "consumption-based billing" system that Time Warner will test this summer to address what it says is the possibility of "brownouts" on the Net within three years because of soaring usage.Read Full Article: Cable firm’s plan to Net extra cash
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