Witness the poor reception of pay-per-view television and the enthusiasm for flat-fee Internet access.
But in areas where local calls are free and ISPs offer unlimited Internet access for a flat monthly fee anyway, the no-charge Internet model has less appeal.
Then in the 2000s, the rise of DSL and cable modems made paying AOL a monthly fee for Internet access seem increasingly unnecessary.
Until a year ago, most European web surfers had to pay twice for their internet access - a fee to their ISP and the cost of a local telephone call each time they logged on.
Its plan was simple--sell low-end, brand-name personal computers bundled with Internet access for a monthly fee.
NTT's switchboards, which means that the former monopoly cannot measure the connection time and independent firms can thus provide a continuous Internet connection for a flat fee.
These are telephone booths converted by private operators who charge a small fee for connecting to the Internet.
Most banks that offer customers Internet access to their accounts charge an extra fee, just like they did during early days of ATM machines.
Enough clients were asking for "esoteric Internet stocks" that he decided to open separate non-fee-based accounts in which the firm would simply make the trades the clients requested.
Then some people discovered that you could do the same thing over the internet but instead of paying by the hour, you would pay a flat monthly fee (more convenient).
When you move out, they will move it out for you and disassemble it, all for a monthly rental fee, that in some cases, equals the cost of your monthly internet bill.
They'd assign Internet names and numbers as they have assigned trademarks in the past: for the usual fee.
The average monthly subscription fee in Europe is decreasing yearly and some ISPs in Germany and Sweden are offering free Internet access.
Rather than have the companies pay a flat fee as the directors' deal entailed, the writers have insisted on a percentage of Internet streams.
But many do not, and between the Internet and an excellent public library system, most Americans can learn pretty much anything for a nominal fee.
These middlemen pay a fixed fee to VeriSign, which controls the domain industry under the auspices of an international body called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which reports to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
These middlemen pay a fixed fee to Verisign, which controls the domain industry under the auspices of an international body called the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (which, oddly enough, reports to the U.S. Department of Commerce).
My guess is the various owners of the intellectual property leaking onto the Internet will admit defeat and form an uber-licensing agency, like ASCAP, that will collect a monthly fee in exchange for nearly universal access to music, movies and other forms of entertainment.
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