Lawmaker taking on ISPs' metered usage plans - InternetNews.com

Rep. Eric Massa, a freshman Democrat from New York, today announced plans to introduce a bill that would require ISPs to secure regulatory approval before rolling out a pricing model that would charge consumers based on how much they use their Internet connection.

Massa's bill stems from a dispute earlier this year over Time Warner Cable's plans to expand trials of a usage-based pricing model to new markets, including his own district of Rochester, N.Y...