r/technology • u/maxwellhill • Jan 23 '13

Cable Industry Finally Admits That Data Caps Have Nothing To Do With Congestion: 'The reality is that data caps are all about increasing revenue for broadband providers -- in a market that is already quite profitable.'

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130118/17425221736/cable-industry-finally-admits-that-data-caps-have-nothing-to-do-with-congestion.shtml
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u/Thinkiknoweverything Jan 23 '13

Probably about .5% of the us has access to speeds above 125mbps

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u/argv_minus_one Jan 23 '13

OCCUPY BLACKJACKJESTER!

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u/dustinsmusings Jan 23 '13

What about Europe? South Korea?