[794CD01]

Toll highways and carpool lanes basically are what you describe. Yes, people hire strangers to sit in their car to use the carpool lane.

[losteric]

Toll highways are the exception, not the norm.

They are also a little different because they are part of the network - your isp deals with peering with other ISPs, and some ISPs do charge more... That price is reflected in what the consumer and end host pay for service.