The Facts & Fiction of Bandwidth Caps

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 30, 2008 @06:44AM from the consequences-we-at-least-hope-were-unintended dept.

wjamesau writes "What's the deal with broadband caps, like Comcast's 250GB/month data transfer limit, which goes into effect tomorrow? Om Malik at GigaOM has a whitepaper laying out the facts and fiction about Comcast's short-sightedness (which other carriers are mimicking), and how it will impact the future Internet: 'Given the growth trend due to consumers' changes in content consumption, today's power users are tomorrow's average users. By 2012, the bill for data access is projected to be around $215 per month.' Ouch." The white paper is embedded at the link using Scribd; for a PDF version you'll have to give up an email address.

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We need a bigger internet by MisterSquirrel · 2008-09-30 06:51 · Score: 5, Funny

Can't we just add some more tubes?
1. Re:We need a bigger internet by Lectoid · 2008-09-30 06:56 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Yes, but with the gas prices going up, the cost of running the trucks in those tubes is going to go up. And guess who gets to pay for it.
  
  What were we talking about again?
  
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  Is it just me, or do you hate it when people say "Is it just me..."?
Re:The projected costs are worthless. by sohp · 2008-09-30 07:20 · Score: 5, Funny

Luckily, I believe in the market
I believe in the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and Santa Clause. Where's my pony?