Would you pay for email?

I read a blog today from Jerry Jones (http://www.dentalmarketingtips.com/blog/wordpress). I was a bit disturbed. It appears that a story/rumor has leaked about AOL and Yahoo charging a fee for each email sent via their servers/services.

Jerry's blog says charges would be minimal per message ($.01). How much email do you use regularly? I know I'm always in constant inbox patrol mode and when something comes in, a message usually goes out in response. I probably send more then 50 emails in the morning alone on any given day.

Does this hurt the bottom line? Not for AOL or Yahoo? What is Google doing differently that they aren't planning to charge for email services? Will this catch on with local ISP's? Will we all be paying per email no matter where we go or what services we use?

Cellular phone technology has caught up to the internet, and most providers offer a data plan. Most providers will also offer an unlimited texting option as well as unlimited phone minutes.

Does this disturb you?

Would you find another outlet of communication to use if you were to be charged a fee per email sent? Are social media networks to blame? Are they stealing the ad traffic that Yahoo and AOL depend on in their email messages?

What do you think?