Comcast Will Cut Back Some Customers' Speeds After FCC Order
BetaNews, August 21, 2008
By Ed Oswald
Just one day after the FCC released its official opinion and order regarding the cable provider's throttling practices, Comcast has unveiled a new protocol that will slow down the connection speeds of its most bandwidth-heavy users for periods of up to 20 minutes.
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