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Comcast starts new year with new network management systemOpen in New Window
As promised, Comcast has turned off its "P2P specific technique" throughout its network, the company says. Now, it will handle congestion by identifying the problem, not the protocol.Read More... read more »
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Comcast sued for not selling set-top boxes, CableCARDsOpen in New Window
Cheryl Corralejo has filed a class action complaint on behalf of all other Californians who "want to stop paying monthly fees for a bit of decryption equipment." read more »
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Report: Comcast usage monitor coming in JanuaryOpen in New Window
"DSL Reports has gotten word that Comcast will soon be offering its Internet subscribers a bandwidth usage meter as early as the first week of January." read more »
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Future of WiMAX is Clear as Sprint, Clearwire close dealOpen in New Window
Glenn Fleishman writes, "Despite the flailing economy, Sprint Nextel's continued hemorrhaging of customers, and a lack of clarity about whether WiMAX technology can compete in the marketplace, a ne read more »
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Is our Internet future in danger?Open in New Window
Tom Kaneshige writes that our ability to use the internet and download as much as we like may be in danger. He writes "In the U.K., a million users are about to bump into 'soft caps' for usage t read more »
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Comcast loses P2P religion, goes agnostic on throttlingOpen in New Window
"Deep packet inspection is out at Comcast as the cable operator explains its new congestion management system to the FCC just a few hours before the midnight deadline. Instead of targeting P2P apps. read more »
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Comcast users get UK-style capping, throttlingOpen in New Window
Andrew Orlowski reports on Comcast's bandwidth capping program to begin in September. read more »
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Memo To Comcast: Show Me The Meter For Metered BroadbandOpen in New Window
Om Malik challenges Comcast to offer a viewable meter for users' of its service - since Comcast intends to meter its broadband. read more »
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