Is it necessary to punish a user at half past one in the morning, for sins committed during peak-time? Reset-flag Comcast doesn’t think so. I’ve always appreciated that Virgin Media’s STM policy has a significant punitive element, but Comcast’s plans confirm that it can be done much more fairly.
Comcast to Slow Some Web Traffic for Up to 20 Minutes
The top Internet speeds for targeted customers will be reduced for periods lasting 10 minutes to 20 minutes, keeping service to other users flowing, Mitch Bowling, Comcast's senior vice president and general manager of online services, said in an interview yesterday.