For one company to be both ISP and content provider presents a dangerous conflict of interest which will arrest the development of Internet technology and stifle free market competition amongst content providers. There are only two solutions: 1) More competition in the high-speed access market. 2) Tough regulation. Something which seems non-existent today, as the corporate world seems to do pretty much what it wants. Ask yourself: if 99.9% of Comcast’s High-speed customers are not using anywhere near the 250 meg cap, then why a need for a cap in the first place? If the less than 1% using 250 megs per month can download as much as they want up to the 250 limit without affecting the experience of other High-speed subscribers, then why would the use of 260 or 300?

Comcast would have two options if I were running the FCC: 1) Update it’s infrastructure to accommodate the Country’s bandwidth needs. 2) Divest itself of either it’s ISP or cable divisions. That the bandwidth cap was inspired by a desire to ensure a uniform customer experience as claimed in ‘CON’casts terms of service, is, quite frankly, rubbish and a big fat lie. Comcast is protecting it’s own financial interests at the expense of it’s customer base. I will not subscribe to any of Comcast’s services as long as this bandwidth cap is in place as a matter of principle. For your general edification, I am a web designer rather than a p2p junkie. I am also a proactive consumer amongst a Nation of sheep.