Backbone traffic up due to viruses - metered costs billable?

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Mike Oliver <me () MIKEOLIVER COM>
>
> My upstream provider says backbone traffic is now 40% virus, causing a
> huge upsurge in megabit-per-second transfer rates.  For metered
> customers, he queried, is this billable to the customer? . . and I had
> to admit I don't know - its an interesting question.  In the absence of
> controlling legal terms (i.e. just a simple "you pay $X per megabit
> transferred"),  is that chargeable to the customer?  If so, there are
> going to be allot of unhappy metered rate customers this month when they
> get the "virus bill"
>
> - mike oliver

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