It's official! Comcast caps Internet use
Beginning Oct. 1, users will be allowed 250 gigabytes of traffic per month
The Associated Press
updated 7:48 p.m. ET, Thurs., Aug. 28, 2008
NEW YORK - Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month.
On Oct. 1, the cable company will update its user agreement to say that users will be allowed 250 gigabytes of traffic per month, the company announced on its Web site.
Comcast has already reserved the right to cut off subscribers who use too much bandwidth each month, without specifying exactly what constitutes excessive use...
