> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 11:05 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Internet Use in the US takes further steps backward. > > The country that is already trailing the rest of the developed world in > Internet Usage has now taken even more steps backward. > > http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2008/tc2008063_767960 > .htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_news+%2B+analysis > > Time Warner is putting in place a Net Metering system, where their most > expensive package is capped at 40GB per month for about 50US$.
Not that I agree with it... but this isn't a cap. After 40 Gig you'll pay $1 a Gig - but you can still download 100 Gig a day if you're willing to pay. Note also that this isn't "policy" yet - it's a test in two cities. My hope is that the added administration and frustration will force them to admit that the solution is more costly than the problem... but we'll see. Comcast's "throttling" approach (currently being tested in one city) seems to be more reasonable: make sure the heavy users aren't affecting others, but don't actually enforce any transfer limits. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:261316 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
