Cable: let us experiment with metered Internet

Given cable's long history of exorbitant rate increases and atrocious customer service (it's routinely ranked one of the very worst industries in the US), it's hard to blame people for being skeptical about cable's moves to start capping broadband access—especially when costs are dropping and revenues are rising. But National Cable & Telecommunications Association CEO Kyle McSlarrow says cable isn't out to price-gouge its way to massive profit margins. Instead, the industry seeks to provide Internet access in a way "that's best for the consumer." And everyone who has already decided that it's "flat rate pricing or bust!" needs to pipe down, adopt the scientific method, and wait until all the data is in.