# Comcast is capping bandwidth WTF!

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**Created:** [September 6, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/comcast-is-capping-bandwidth-wtf/199439 "2008-09-06T14:51:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/comcast-is-capping-bandwidth-wtf/199439/14 "2008-11-06T16:33:54Z")

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> [@lol, make your own atari game box art](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/lol-make-your-own-atari-game-box-art/38614/36):
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> Obama wants to fight bandwidth caps and mandate faster internet from internet service providers. He is concerned of what he sees as a trend among companies like AT&T and Time Warner to give the customer less for more.
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> [Source](http://www.dailytech.com/Obama+Pushes+Ambitious+Tech+Agenda+Tops+on+List+Privacy+Fast+Net/article13374.htm)

Goof. What its boiling down to is ISP dont want to run new fiber/copper for their networks. Cost wise i can see why. Hell my company ran out of bandwidth and turned up a few 10gb connections this week.

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