Charging by the byte would disincentive users from exploring the Internet.
That effectively kills the Internet as we know it.
That effectively kills the Internet as we know it.
You can browse thousands of web pages of text for the same bandwidth cost as 1 HD video. The way we use bandwidth today (animate gifs, ugh) is wasteful and makes everyone's internet more expensive.
The issue is mainly with monopolies and Oligopolies of the ISP and telecoms providers.