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engadget.com - 16 days ago
Comcast announces new bandwidth throttling scheme
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Comcast customers have been no stranger to bandwidth shenanigans over the years, from the whole torrent filtering mess to the 250GB monthly cap . Now the company is back with a new data throttling scheme intended to put the kibosh on excessive traffic during those times when the network is ...
tech.slashdot.org - 17 days ago
Comcast's New Throttling Plan Uses Trigger Conditions, Not Silent Blocking
— tech.slashdot.org — clang_jangle writes with this excerpt from The Inquirer outlining Comcast's new traffic-throttling scheme , based on information from Comcast's latest FCC filing . "Its network throttling implements a two-tier packet queueing system at the routers, ... (more) Comcast's New Throttling Plan Uses Trigger Conditions, ...

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Comcast to Bring TV Everywhere in December
connectedhome2go.com - 9 days ago
Comcast to Bring TV Everywhere in December
— connectedhome2go.com — Remember those dire predictions over the summer from folks saying we wouldn’t see a national roll-out of TV Everywhere until 2012 or 2014? Well, time for the experts to eat their hats. Several people are reporting on Twitter that Comcast just ... (more) Comcast to Bring TV Everywhere in December

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cmcsk.com - 17 days ago
Investor News
— cmcsk.com — Comcast Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results PHILADELPHIA, Nov 04, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK) today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Brian L. Roberts, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ... (more) Investor News

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Gadgets @ GadgetHeat:  COMCAST CAPS EXCESSIVE BANDWIDTH USAGE

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COMCAST CAPS EXCESSIVE BANDWIDTH USAGE
Gadgets @ GadgetHeat — ... Cap e.t.c Comcast is now pleased to announce a new data throttling scheme to manage excessive data during the companies peak period. It alerts when 70% or greater of your uplink or down link is been used for more than 15 minutes or if the network is heavily congested. When you experience this, automatically your bandwidth is downsized for another 15 minutes based on congestion. What can I say? Comcast has surely provided another leeway traffic congestion. source ...

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