[TriLUG] OT: URGENT: H.129 to be heard in Thursday's Finance Committee!

[metro305]

No argument here, this move really blows!  I read somewhere it was only a few users but further reading indicates this is applied to all user and the amount of cap are based DSL or U-Verse. 

On Mar 14, 2011, at 3:27 PM, matt at noway2.thruhere.net wrote:

> How much would you like to bet that the caps are aimed at preventing the
> downloading streaming media?
> 
>> The cap is not for everyone and you will get a letter stating you are now
>> metered.
>> 
> 
>> 
>> On Mar 14, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Mark Turner <jmarkturner at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello TriLUGers,
>>> 
>>> Just yesterday, AT&T announced it would immediately cap it's U-Verse
>>> users at 250 GB per month. Anyone going over that cap (NetFlix users,
>>> for instance), will be socked with overage fees.
>>> 
>>> http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Exclusive-ATT-To-Impose-150GB-DSL-Cap-Overages-113149
>>> 
>>> This is what you can expect if H.129 passes and broadband competition is
>>> eliminated in North Carolina. You can COUNT on it!
> 
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