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Time Warner Cable – Changes Their Tune Again and it’s Not Looking Good for You or Me

Time Warner Cable has issued new terms for its subscribers’ Internet use that may let it cut or reduce service for customers using rivals’ video and telephone applications, a public interest group said.

TWC – Inserts Cap n Tier Language Back Into Subscriber Agreement

If the level or tier of HSD Service to which I subscribe has a specified limit on the amount of bytes that I can use in a given billing cycle, I also agree that TWC may use technical means, including but not limited to suspending or reducing the speed of my HSD Service, to ensure compliance with these limits, and that TWC or ISP may move me to a higher tier of HSD Service (which may result in higher monthly charges) or impose other charges and fees if my use exceeds these limits.

TWC – Time Warner Ends Cap ‘n Tier “Trial” in Beaumont Texas

It explains Time Warner Cable still believes their Cap ‘n Tier formula is the “fairest” and will reimpose limits “once customers gauge how much bandwidth they actually consume.” Time Warner Cable has gotten bolder in sending the message the very unpopular billing system they attempted to test in several cities around the country will be back, whether customers like it or not.

TWC – Austin Comm Tech and Telecom Commission Meets WED on Time Warner Cable

The Austin Community Technology and Telecommunications Commission meets to discuss Time Warner Cable’s metered billing this Wednesday May 13 – 6:30pm

TWC – Google & Others Join Battle for Municipal Broadband

Google is back with a letter to the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, co-signed by consumer advocacy groups and high technology companies who see how much this legislation will stifle North Carolina’s economy and high tech recovery.