Comcast Putting Bandwidth Hogs On A Diet In October (CMCSA)
Comcast bandwidth pigs won’t just have to deal with a slower Internet connection — they’ll reportedly have to pay more per month to use the Internet, too.
In May, Broadband Reports reported that Comcast (CMCSA) was considering capping the amount of bandwidth its cable modem subscribers could use each month as part of their all-you-can-eat subscriptions. Today, the site reports that those caps are official, that they’ll be announced soon, and that they’ll be rolled out on Oct. 1. Comcast rep Charlie Douglas doesn’t deny the report; in an email to SAI, he simply says
UPDATE: Charlie has delivered. Here’s Comcast’s official policy:
Today, we’re announcing that beginning on October 1, 2008, we will amend our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) available at http://www.comcast.net/terms/use/ and establish a specific monthly data usage threshold of 250 GB/month per account for all residential customers… Currently, the median monthly data usage by our residential customers is approximately 2 – 3 GB.
What does this mean for most Comcast subscribers? Nothing. According to Broadband Reports’ source, the caps will only affect 14,000 of Comcast’s 14.1 million broadband subscribers. (The top 0.1%.) That sounds about right to us. from alleyinsider
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