http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/01/fcc.rules.on.comcast/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/kevinmartin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Federal Communications Commission today formally ruled that Comcast's traffic throttling practices were illegal, setting a precedent for US Internet providers. The decision acts on a recent report of the FCC's plans and requires that the the cable company stop the filtering it has used so far, which uses a Sandvine program that automatically breaks the connection between Comcast users and oth... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/01/fcc.rules.on.comcast/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/comcast.250gb.cap.rumor/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/comcast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Comcast is evaluating a capping system that it hopes will pay for the cost of very heavy users without affecting most reasonable use, according to a tip sent to BBR. In the proposed plan, the provider would implement a clear 250GB monthly data transfer cap and charge users $15 extra per month for every 10GB increment past the limit. The effort would target the top 0.1 percent of users, or about ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/comcast.250gb.cap.rumor/ Wed, 07 May 2008 13:20:00 GMT