New "Fair Share" plan would leave users with Internet speeds equivalent to "a really good DSL experience'' as it tries to figure out how to mange network traffic after FCC ruling that it can't single out specific applications and services like BitTorrent.
Comcast just can't seem to figure out how to properly manage network traffic without angering Internet subscribers. First it was their decision to throttle BitTorrent users, a plan that the FCC ultimately found violated that agency's principles of “unfettered access." Now it's their plan to reduce Internet connection speeds for heavy users regardless of application or service being used.
Tentatively dubbed "Fair Share," the plan will target the heaviest bandwidth users during periods of network traffic congestion and reduce their connection speeds for anywhere from between 10 and 20 minutes.
