NNSquad@Apr 16, 2009

Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:06:56 -0700
Subject: [ NNSquad ] Bulletin: Time Warner Reportedly to "Shelve" Bandwidth Cap Plans


Bulletin: Time Warner Reportedly to "Shelve" Bandwidth Cap Plans

http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000548.html


Greetings. In an extremely brief item that moved this afternoon, AP
has reported that "following mounting public and political outcry,"
Time Warner Cable is "shelving" plans for capped/metered Internet use.
( http://nytimes.com/aponline/2009/04/16/business/AP-TEC-Metered-Internet.html )
The article also suggests that this "capitulation" bodes ill for
future efforts of this sort.

Obviously, there will be a great deal more to say about this story as
details become available, and the reactions of other ISPs who have
implemented or have been moving toward bandwidth caps (including
Comcast, AT&T, etc.) will be interesting to observe. The related
implications could potentially impact literally every aspect of
Internet use.

Will I need to revise "'Once Upon a Time' (Understanding Bandwidth
Caps)" ( http://www.nnsquad.org/bandwidth-caps.html ) to provide a
happy ending after all? It's still really too early to know. But
today's development is certainly quite fascinating.

There's an old slogan that goes "Power to the people!" Perhaps in the
context of the Internet, "Bandwidth for the people!" should be a new
rallying cry.

Stay tuned.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein


タイムワーナーは帯域制限を棚上げしたというメール。
やはり反対意見が多かったか。
日本ではぷららやIIJへの反対意見も多少はあったようだが、それほど問題にならなかった気がする。
違法P2Pが敵なうちに導入できたからね。
今は動画共有サイトだから・・・　これは大手を振っては制限できない。。。