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Comcast May Raise Prices On "Internet Hogs"

Posted by timothy on from the easier-than-raising-actual-hogs dept.

lunartik writes: "According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Comcast may raise rates on users of their @home service who download a significant amount of audio or video files. Comcast claims that 1 percent of users use 30 percent of capacity. With the flat fee possibly flying out the window for users who utilize the service's speed, one wonders if US broadband is heading the same way as the Aussies." Time Warner has said much the same, and the spiral has probably just begun.

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  1. How about some consistent editing??? by phillymjs · · Score: 1, Redundant

    2002-05-23 12:32:50 Comcast Mulls Heavy-Usage Charges (articles,money) (rejected)

    I guess this wasn't newsworthy the day the article actually appeared in the paper, when I submitted it.

    I propose a new Slashdot slogan: "Stale News for Nerds, Stuff that mattered a few days ago."

    Go ahead and mod me down, I'm at the cap.

    ~Philly