filed in Business, Internet on Aug.28, 2008
Comcast will put a cap on all customers’ internet usage on October 1st, 2008. Customers will have a 250 GB data monthly cap. 250 GB is a lot of data transfer considering the average customer uses 2 to 3 GB per Month.
The move, reported first by DSL Reports, was confirmed by Comcast today (Techmeme). On [...]
filed in Business, Internet on Aug.21, 2008
After getting in hot water over the BitTorrent allegation – Comcast’s new form of network management will kick in when it identifies a single user “disproportionately” consuming network resources and will move to throttle their connection for a short while.
“If in fact a person is generating enough packets that they’re the ones creating that situation, [...]
filed in Business, Internet on Jul.29, 2008
Comcast and NetZero have agreed to block access to bulletin boards and Web sites that distribute child pornography. The only question I have, is why did this take so long? Do either of these large corporations care for our children? No matter what, I will no longer be a customer of Comcast.
The companies are the [...]
filed in Business, Internet on Jul.26, 2008
More bad news for the “Bad News Bears of ISP’s” Comcast gets smacked by the FCC for foul play.
FCC Chair Kevin Martin announced his support for sanctions against Comcast, penalties looked inevitable. The two Democrats on the Commission, long supportive of network neutrality, seemed set to vote along with Martin and punish Comcast for its [...]
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