ISP Bandwidth Limits Make a Comeback

BANDWIDTH HOGS, BEWARE : Cable operators are target­ing power users who transfer massive media (and other) files. Comcast is testing a technique that slows traffic to and from heavy users during peak periods. Time Warner Cable is crying out a usage-based (or tiered) pricing system in Beaumont, Texas; and Bend-Broadband of Bend, Oregon, now charges [...]