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Australia -- interesting test case.
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 07:12:16 -0400
BILLING BY THE BYTE Internet users in Australia face a new system of charges in January that could cost them as much as $1.50 (U.S.) for every megabyte of information they send or receive. Currently, faculty members pay nothing, and universities pay a fixed annual fee based on the operating grant they receive from the federal government. Details are still being worked out, but AARNET says the change is necessary to upgrade the network: "The increase in capacity is in response to the apparently insatiable demand for Internet access in Australia..." says AARNET's general manager. (Chronicle of Higher Education 10/3/94 A23)
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