Broadband Usage Up 42% In The U.S. In 2003

Kickassthegreat writes "As reported here by Reuters, broadband usage in the U.S. jumped 42 percent in 2003 as compared to 2002. As more people sign on to high-speed access, how long will it be before we start seeing the cable companies (such as Comcast) start dropping their prices to levels which compete directly with dial-up?"

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Re:How long before greed sets in you mean....

[jusdisgi]

As soon as enough people have broadband you can be damn sure ISP's will start introducing draconian bandwidth limits.

"Draconian?" Or just "profitable?" I mean seriously, all you guys who think its your God-given right to burn a full T's worth of bandwidth for $50 a month, and that any company that says different is "Draconian" need to wake up and take a look at some actual bandwidth pricing sometime. These services can't stay cheap with all-you-can-eat pricing...the only reason they have up to now is that all the major players are subsidized by some other business (telco, cable) and care more about market share than profits.