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NAGgers: We have several users who listen to Internet radio on their campus workstations. Often, they'll let it play all day, even if they are not at their desks. This has bothered me because I am under the impression that MSU pays for our bandwidth per bit used and not with an all-you-can-eat subscription basis, like we do at home (DSL, cable). If so, leaving the radio on when not listening would be akin to leaving the refrigerator door open while you're at work-just watch that meter go!. How does MSU pay for bandwidth, and is there a policy or recommendation against "leaving the refrigerator door open"? I realize this brings up a whole can of worms, like our computers being used as Skype master nodes, peer-to-peer file sharing, academic freedom, etc., and it is not my intention to rouse a discussion on this quagmire, I'm just hoping to learn how we are charged for bandwidth so that we can police ourselves better. Thanks Brian Hoort [log in to unmask]