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Bandwidth Caps Not Evil If Done Right
Last updated: November 13, 2008 - 8:26pm
[Commentary] AT&T and the cablecos aren't necessarily big, evil corporations for having begun implementing bandwidth caps. These caps are simply a natural evolution of the broadband business model. Private enterprise as a rule of thumb only builds enough supply to meet demand, and the percentage of people using a ton of bandwidth today is still small. It's hard to build 100Mbps to everyone when only 1% of your users need or even want it. This doesn't mean though that we should not be vigilant in monitoring what's happening and vocal in expressing our displeasure when good intentions turn into harmful actions. But let's take a breath and let things pan out before rushing to judgment.


