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If you are a Comcast subscriber that worries about exceeding the 250GB data cap, I have some good
news. A usage meter is in the works that will help you avoid this problem. Obviously, the vast...
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subscriber that worries about exceeding the a
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data cap/a, I have some good news. A usage meter is in the works that will help you avoid this
problem./p pObviously, the vast majority of subscribers will never have to worry about service
suspension or termination because of bandwidth overages, but for those that do, a tool like this is
vital. Up until now, Comcast urged concerned customers to download bandwidth meters online or rely
on a meter contained within the McAfee Security Suite to track their usage. According to DSL
reports, this online tool could come as early as January 5th and it will update users on a three
hour delaymdash;not in real time. Not a perfect solution, but at least it will be convenient. [a
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div class="rxbodyfield"p class="ArticleBody" page="1"Advocates of net neutrality rules in the U.S.
have called on President-elect Barack Obama to act quickly to prevent broadband providers from
blocking or impairing access to Internet content of customers#39; choice./pp align="right"a
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Internet Coalition on Wednesday called on Obama to follow through with his promises during the
presidential campaign to establish net neutrality rules. Members of the coalition also called on
Obama to appoint a new chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission who would enforce net
neutrality rules and champion broadband competition./pp class="ArticleBody" page="1"strong[ For an
in-depth look at the/strong strongbattle lines that have been drawn over net neutrality, check out
InfoWorld#39;s#160;a
href="http://www.infoworld.com/archives/t.jsp?N=samp;V=79894amp;source=fssr"special report/a. And
for/strong strongthe latest in government IT news and issues: Subscribe to InfoWorld#39;s/strong a
href="http://www.infoworld.com/newsletter/subscribe.html?source=fssr"strongGovernment IT
newsletter/strong/a strong. ]/strong/pp class="ArticleBody" page="1"In addition, Obama should
appoint leaders at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice who will promote an
open Internet through antitrust and consumer-protection laws, and he should put key staff in place
at the new office of U.S. chief technology officer and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
to promote open Internet ideals both in the U.S. and overseas, the groups said in a
href="http://www.openinternetcoalition.org/files/Letter%20to%20Transition%20Team_120308.pdf"
target="_blank"their letter/a to the Obama transition team./pp class="ArticleBody" page="1"quot;Net
neutrality is certainly one key part of the platform, but it#39;s only one part,quot; said Art
Brodsky, communications director for Public Knowledge, a digital rights advocacy group that#39;s
part of the coalition. quot;We want to make certain that these institutions of government are
prepared to implement an open Internet agenda and respond appropriately to threats.quot;/pp
class="ArticleBody" page="1"Members of the group, asked if they believe Obama will act on net
neutrality and broadband competition given priorities such as the U.S. economy, said they expect
the new president to move ahead on tech issues. quot;Providing affordable, accessible, high-speed
Internet to all Americans is part of the economic recovery,quot; said Markham Erickson, director of
the coalition./pp class="ArticleBody" page="1"Coalition members said they#39;re encouraged that
Obama talked about keeping the Internet open in a a
href="http://www.barackobama.com/issues/technology/" target="_blank"tech policy paper/a released
more than a year ago. quot;When it comes to people lobbying, we#39;re always going to be
behind,quot; Brodsky said. quot;The telephone companies are the biggest, wealthiest, and have the
[largest] army of people out there. What we have now that we didn#39;t have before is backing of an
administration.quot;/pp class="ArticleBody" page="1"Large broadband providers have questioned the
need for new net neutrality laws, saying that the FCC has already acted against carriers that have
unreasonably blocked or slowed Internet content. Strict net neutrality rules may discourage
investment in broadband networks at a time when Obama is calling for more broadband, they have
said./pp class="ArticleBody" page="1"A representative of Comcast, the nation#39;s largest broadband
provider, declined to comment on the coalition#39;s letter. Representatives of Verizon
Communications and Hands Off the Internet, a group opposing net neutrality rules, weren#39;t
immediately available for comment./p/divbr style=clear: both;/ a
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Wednesday Comcast to offer bandwidth use tracker in January Ex-AOL boss seeks fund for his firm,
not Yahoo: report PC sales to fall in 2009, research firms say 'Cyber Monday' online sales up
Word on the street says Comcast will be introducing a bandwidth monitoring tool on its support site
next month, giving subscribers a way to see if theyre close to the 250GB monthly limit.
Word on the street says Comcast will be introducing a bandwidth monitoring tool on its support site
next month, giving subscribers a way to see if theyre close to the 250GB monthly limit.
br / bAuthor:/b a href='http://forum.newsbin.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofileu=817'andy/abr /br /
bPosted:/b Thu Dec 04, 2008 12:29 ambr /br / br /br / I have Comcast, which allows 10 connections.
With NBP downloading, my connection to surf the net is as slow as a 300b modem (remember those,
boys?)-- how can I absolutely limit NBP (like old versions could) etc.br / br / Simple question
deserves a simple answer.[/b]
Comcast will soon provide its subscribers with a tool to monitor how close they are to the 250GB
cap imposed by the Internet service provider at the end of August. The online bandwidth meter will
be available on January 5th, according to an anonymous tip, and will have a three-hour delay as
opposed to real-time monitoring. The meter will retain up to three months of usage records and will
allow us...
Comcast will soon provide its subscribers with a tool to monitor how close they are to the 250GB
cap imposed by the Internet service provider at the end of August. The online bandwidth meter will
be available on January 5th, according to an anonymous tip, and will have a three-hour delay as
opposed to real-time monitoring. The meter will retain up to three months of usage records and will
allow us...
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Blip.tv Content Added to TiVo; subscribers to the DVR service will have access
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