What concerns me about the foreseeable data crunch is that instead of taking the expense of making 21st century improvements to our comparatively aged 19th century infrastructure (in Asia, smart phones are more powerful and less expensive, broadband is cheaper and more accessible); North American Communication companies opt to meter customer usage. We are a collective captive audience to our national carrier policies. Our data infrastructure management isn’t subsidized or nationalized. There is no incentive yet to improve it. Until mobile data consumers tell their carries how willing they to pay more for improved broadband service, North America will fall to second class country status for data accessibility and user experience.