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Beginning October 1, Comcast, the largest provider of cable broadband in the U.S., will impose a monthly limit of 250 gigabytes of bandwidth on residential users. Customers who exceed the 250 G-byte limit will be warned to curtail their use. A one year service suspension will result should the limit be exceeded again in the next six months.

FreePress is in utopian fantasyland in objecting to Comcast's new bandwidth-usage caps -- charging Comcast is profiting from "artificial scarcity" from a lack of broadband competition. Artificial Scarcity! Internet bandwidth is not infinite -- despite FreePress' utopian fantasy that bandwidth somehow should be infinite in FreePress' perfect world.

Good WSJ european Op Ed -- "Stuck in Neutral" Submitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2008-08-29 09:30 Investment Net Neutrality Don't miss the excellent Op Ed in the Wall Street Journal European Edition strongly criticizing net neutrality -- "Stuck in Neutral." It's helpful to hear the voice of reason from thoughtful europeans who oppose the typical EU reflex for Government intervention.

Money and politics go together like cookies and milk, unless you’re apolitical or lactose intolerant. As the Democratic National Convention winds up in Denver and the scene moves on to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, technology titans are making their presence felt on the national political scene.

Today on Webcology (a show hosted by Jim Hedger and myself on WebmasterRadio.fm every Thursday at 2PM EST) Jim and I discussed the issue of net neutrality legislation with SaveTheInternet's Timothy Carr. Jim and I had the pleasure of having Timothy on our show previously and it was great to have him on again.

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It’s official. DSL Reports has confirmed that Comcast will officially implement a 250 GB cap on bandwidth for broadband subscribers beginning October 1. This has been a long time coming, after the spotlight was shone on Comcast for their unorthadox network practices, and the FCC ruled against their

Comcast has modified its terms of use to clarify that “excessive use” is 250 GB per month. If you download more than this, and are on the list of heaviest users, you’ll get a letter from Comcast telling you to dial it back. If you don’t you’ll be canned.

Comcast responded to the FCC's order to revise and explain their network management practice. It's simple, really. They're just going to cut you off at 250GB. Now think about this. The original premise behind this issue was that Comcast was throttling BitTorrent traffic, and potentially cutting off a rival provider of video downloads.

On October 1, 2008, Comcast will implement a new 250 GB monthly Internet use limit for residential customers, and it will suspend Internet service for one year if customers exceed it twice. Read more about it at: "Comcast Caps Highlight Lack of Broadband Competition," "Comcast to Cap Internet Usage for Customers," and "Comcast to Cap Monthly Consumer Broadband Starting Oct.