Super-fast Broadband Spreads Across Bay Area
GigaOM, July 28, 2009
By Om Malik
Comcast, the nation's largest cable-based broadband service provider, is expanding its DOCSIS 3.0 super-high-speed network to San Francisco's East Bay and North Bay areas. Yet, if you actually use this high-speed network too much, you'll be penalized. Comcast is the chief proponent of metered broadband and imposes a 250 GB cap on total data downloaded each month.
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