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The phrase became famous enough that it has been used in other contexts, especially in [[post-scarcity]] discussions. For instance, landline (and cable) [[internet bandwidth]] is now often billed on a flat monthly fee with no usage limits, and it is predicted that the introduction of [[5G]] will do the same for mobile data, making it "too cheap to meter."<ref>{{cite techreport |url=https://www.abiresearch.com/market-research/product/1024356-5g-too-cheap-to-meter/ |title=5G: Too Cheap to Meter? |date=2016 |publisher=ABI}}</ref> The same has been said for technology as a whole.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/06/mf-freer/ |title=Tech Is Too Cheap to Meter: It’s Time to Manage for Abundance, Not Scarcity |first=Chris |last=Anderson |magazine=Wired |date=22 June 2009}}</ref>

== See also ==

*[[Cornucopian]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

==Sources==

* {{cite techreport |url=https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1613/ML16131A120.pdf |title=Remarks prepared by Lewis L. Strauss |publisher=United States Atomic Energy CommisionCommission |date=16 September 1954 |first=Lewis |last=Strauss |ref=harv}}

* {{cite web |url=https://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/2016/06/03/too-cheap-to-meter-a-history-of-the-phrase/ |website=NCR Blog |first=Thomas |last=Wellock |date=3 June 2016 |title='Too Cheap to Meter', a history of the phrase|ref=harv}}

* {{cite book |title=Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations |first=James |last=Billington |publisher=Courier |date=2010 |url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=91IFAYFhtOMC&pg=PA238 |ref=harv}}