Comcast Says No One Has Complained About Its New Traffic Slowing...

Courtesy Techdirt  Tue, 09/23/2008 - 01:39

Last month, Comcast, in addition to finally revealing the broadband caps it had always had, admitted that it was going to test a system where it slowed down traffic for heavy users in congested areas -- effectively, sending their internet traffic to the back of the line.

The company is now claiming that this plan is a success because in five trials there were no complaints about slower traffic .

Of course, what the company means is...

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