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08.21.08

Coming Soon: The Web Toll

Now a freeway, the Internet might soon become a turnpike. How new laws could transform cyberspace-and the way you surf it
By Tim Folger Posted 06.01.2006 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

For more on the proposed Web Toll, stay tuned to PopSci's podcast.

What if the Internet were like cable television, with Web sites grouped like channels into either basic or premium offerings? What if a few big companies decided which sites loaded quickly and which ones slowly, or not at all, on your computer?

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