FCC Checking-up on Comcast

The FCC has started a comment period and investigation into the interference with network traffic that Comcast is doing on their network.  The Associated Press did an excellent piece of reporting last fall (2007) on the impacts this would have, and others reported of the impact it has on their corporate Lotus-Notes systems.  If you’ve been impacted by this it would be wise to file a complaint or comments. At the same time, there have been leaked memos from Time Warner Cable indicating they will be testing bandwidth caps on users later this year.  They claim that 5% of their subscriber base contributes to 50% of their overall network traffic.  If you follow commodity bandwidth pricing, the 25/25 FIOS service offerings for around $100/mo are certainly a lossy item unless their internal costs are under $4/Mb. 

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