From Slashdot: Comcast goes after NAT users

[zscoundrel]

Saying it over and over again does not make a wrong idea right.

Bandwidth is measured in number of bits per second and is the product of 
  the equipment used to to transport the data and time.  Because there 
is only so much available bandwidth at any given second, what is unused, 
is wasted.

JD Runyan wrote:

> On Fri, Jan ,  at 12:36:08PM -0600, Bradley Miller wrote:
> 
>>Ok -- now step back and look at it this way, you want the bandwidth piped
>>to your house to be just like water . . . except you want to be able to
>>have the hydrant open to fill your pool when you want and not pay for it.
>>Fair?  No.  No matter how you slice and dice it . . . businesses will not
>>be able to survive without some type of metering and payment for usage.
>>
>>
> I will reiterate, THE USE OF BANDWIDTH DOES NOT CONSUME THE RESOURCE. 
> Filling your pool uses water that will not be returned the same as it
> was before it was used.  You LEASE bandwidth not buy it.  Once you 
> stop paying for it, it is no longer your to use.
>