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You sidestepped my question though, why shouldn't they be allowed to refuse service if the toll is clearly explained? There are plenty of users who are content to receive $free services in exchange for their data, why shouldn't they be allowed to spend their data if they want to and why shouldn't services be allowed to cater exclusively to them? I'm not trying to come off aggressively so I apologize if I have, but to me this just seems like you're unhappy with how other people are choosing to transact. If $free services are so dominant in the market, not saying they are but now I'm speaking hypothetically, that people like yourself can't find alternatives then isn't that really just an indication that the traditional business model has been thoroughly outcompeted and should be moved away from since it's nonviable by comparison?

That's probably why they're proposing it now, there's very little risk in proposing something the average use at worst won't understand and at best will assume you had good faith in suggesting.

I don't see why people who opt out of paying the toll should be allowed to use the service. Nobody complains if a walled garden membership fee costs dollars why should data be different as long as you're aware up front of what is collected and that it's the method of payment?

Pricing a good out of someone's budget range seems entirely like removing them from the economy. What's more, your tax will hit the most economically vulnerable people in society the hardest. It's hard for me to believe people won't feel ashamed when the things they enjoy are suddenly beyond their reach.

>You might think of the US as one of the most advanced mobile markets.

Advanced and quality aren't strictly synonymous. Going by the chart the article references, Canada crushes us in terms of quality but I still wouldn't want to move from an unlimited plan in the USA to a Canadian equivalent due to pricing schemes (the business kind not the conspiracy kind) for unlimited plans in Canada. In that sense I'd argue the USA offers more advanced market choices, but not necessarily a plethora of high quality ones.