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Short Take: NetZero to set usage cap

Beginning Jan. 1, free Internet service provider NetZero will apply a 40 hours-per-month usage limit to its free service. Customers of the ISP that exceed the 40-hour cap will have an option to pay $9.95 through the end of the month. Otherwise, access will be denied. NetZero joins rival free ISP Juno Online Services in placing a usage cap.

Jim Hu Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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Beginning Jan. 1, free Internet service provider NetZero will apply a 40 hours-per-month usage limit to its free service. Customers of the ISP that exceed the 40-hour cap will have an option to pay $9.95 through the end of the month. Otherwise, access will be denied. NetZero joins rival free ISP Juno Online Services in a usage cap.