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Re: Comcast Cuts Off Heavy Internet Users
From: David Farber <dfarber () cs cmu edu>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:07:28 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: "RJR RJRiley.com" <RJR () RJRILEY com> Date: August 26, 2007 6:01:05 PM EDT To: <dave () farber net> Subject: RE: [IP] Comcast Cuts Off Heavy Internet Users Dave, for IP if you wish:It seems to me that Comcast is using deceptive advertising and that their conduct should be subject to review by agencies like the FTC and also could
be addressed with civil litigation. Perhaps someone with legal training should look into the legality of advertising unlimited use and then arbitrarily cutting off service. Ronald J. Riley, President - www.PIAUSA.org - RJR at PIAUSA.org Executive Director - www.InventorEd.org - RJR at InvEd.org Washington, DC Direct (202) 318-1595 - 9 am to 9 pm EST. ==== Comcast Cuts Off Heavy Internet Users Customers complain bandwidth limits are secret By Joseph S. Enoch ConsumerAffairs.ComComcast has warned broadband Internet customers across the country to curb
their downloading or wind up on the curb. The company has a bandwidth limitation that, if broken, can result in a 12-month suspension of service. The problem, according to customercomplaints, is that the telecom giant refuses to reveal how much downloading
is too much.The company, which a few years ago advertised the service as "unlimited" has
an "acceptable use policy" which enforces the invisible download limit. The 23-part policy, states that it is a breach of contract to generate"levels of traffic sufficient to impede others' ability to send or retrieve information." But nowhere does it detail what levels of traffic will impede
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