Comcast limits broadband data

12:57 2nd September 2008

Comcast has announced plans to limit the amount of data that its broadband user can receive.

The company said that its cable internet users would be limited to 250 gigabytes of data transfers per month from October.

The high-speed internet provider claimed that heavy traffic can slow speeds for multiple users because cable modems share a common local line.

These data caps will prevent individual users from slowing download speeds for entire neighbourhoods.

Comcast explained in a statement that: "We have listened to feedback from our customers who asked that we provide a specific threshold for data usage [that] would help them understand the amount of usage that would qualify as excessive."

Last week, the Office of National Statistics revealed that nearly two-thirds of UK households are now connected to the internet.

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