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What are bandwidth caps for? Dec. 11.(VOICES: BIT RATE)(Brief article)
ISPs like Comcast, AT&T, Cox and Charter claim they instituted monthly bandwidth-usage limits as a way to ensure good service to 99% of their customers--by capping the 1% or so of elite broadband users who use a disproportionate amount of network resources.
But there remains a conspiracy theory floating around that the biggest broadband providers are limiting usage to protect their TV businesses from over-the-top challengers, rather than just to keep a lid on peer-to-peer file sharers ...
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