Comcast 250GB Cap Goes Live October 1 - Updated: Comcast confirms our story... - dslreports.com

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

THE REPORT PRAISises Comcast for such a generous cap. 1. Will they  
change their Ads? And when will they start reducing the cap down -- I  
am sure they will. I point out amount of data is less important to  
system operation then when the loads are. djf


http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/Comcast-250GB-Monthly-Cap-Goes-Live-October-1-97294

Comcast 250GB Cap Goes Live October 1
Updated: Comcast confirms our story...
09:30AM Thursday Aug 28 2008 by Karl Bode
tags: business · bandwidth · cable · Comcast
Back in May I broke the news that in addition to throttling back high- 
consumption users to "DSL like speeds," Comcast was considering  
implementing a 250GB monthly cap as part of their shift toward  
"protocol agnostic" network management. Despite consumer grumbling,  
that plan is in fact now moving forward. Sources tell me that Comcast  
will officially announce that they're implementing this new system  
starting October first.

Originally, the source indicated Comcast was considering charging $15  
for each 10 GB over the cap customers travel. A press release should  
drop shortly confirming whether this is still the case. The source  
claims there was also consideration of a new system whereby users who  
received more than four DMCA letters in a twelve month period  
potentially faced account suspension. That's a risky move I would  
imagine won't make the final cut.

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"The intent appears to be to go after the people who consistently  
download far more than the typical user without hurting those who may  
have a really big month infrequently," says an insider familiar with  
the project, who prefers to remain anonymous. "As far as I am aware,  
uploads are not affected, at least not initially." According to this  
source, the new system should only impact some 14,000 customers out of  
Comcast's 14.1 million users (i.e. the top 0.1%).


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