[itsahoot]

but wireless data will always cost more than wired data so it makes sense that metering would appear there first.

Strange because Time Warner already tried implementing metered cable usage in a couple cities. Didn't work out to well as I recall.

[AustinBill]

The problem isn’t metering, it’s choosing ridiculous rates and limits. You’d howl too if your electric company decided it wanted to charge you $10/kwh. That’s the sort of nonsense the cable companies tried to pull. Charge a penny per gigabyte (and halve that rate each year going forward to reflect technology improvements) and few would complain.