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AT&T/Comcast Consider Aussie-Style Bandwidth Caps

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dialup-is-still-all-you-can-eat dept.

LazySiow writes "Having looked at Australia's pioneering efforts in cappedband services, AT&T Broadband and Comcast are considering applying download caps of their own. Since the two approved a merger proposal last week, they will be the largest broadband provider in the States, and will not only affect a large percentage of of users, it will set a large and potentially unstoppable precedent for caps all around the country."

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  1. Ridiculous bandwidth caps by Evil+Adrian · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It took me four minutes just to post this stupid comment because of the bandwidth cap on my cable modem!

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    evil adrian