Usage-based Pricing of Internet
Description:
Levy fees based on connection time or on the amounts of packets to subscribers instead of flat rates.
Enablers:
Most of ISP. DSL service providers. KT. Hanaro. Dacom. etc.
Inhibitors:
Korean Broadcasting Commission. Broadcasting industry. They are afraid of losing market. The broadcasting commission had argued that the IP-based television should be operated within the legal boundaries of the new multimedia services such as digital cable television services.
Paradigms:
If WiBro cannot help but deploy the pay-as-you-go system, it will not attract many audiences, who want unlimited Web access from WiBro.
WiBro, based on pay-per-use pricing, is similar to the current wireless Internet provided by mobile handsets although the former promises faster data transmission speeds and lower prices.