Link to petition: https://secure.freepress.net/site/Ad...rAction&id=311
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/...mer-group.html
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Time Warner Cable is trying to protect its lucrative cable TV business from the threat of online video with its plan to charge its broadband customers by the byte, consumer advocacy group FreePress charged Friday, and it wants Congress to investigate.
Time Warner Cable is trying to protect its lucrative cable TV business from the threat of online video with its plan to charge its broadband customers by the byte, consumer advocacy group FreePress charged Friday, and it wants Congress to investigate.
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But the modifications, which included hig did not mollify FreePress, which is calling on its 500,000 members to sign an anti-cap petition and push Congress to hold hearings.
But the modifications, which included hig did not mollify FreePress, which is calling on its 500,000 members to sign an anti-cap petition and push Congress to hold hearings.
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Critics like the FreePress's Timothy Karr charge that TWC is unfairly trying to protect its lucrative cable television business from customers switching over to online video.
"Charging consumers penalty fees on top of what they are already paying to download a movie or show will cripple online video," Karr said. "This is a win-win situation for Time Warner. Congress must investigate these anti-competitive practices before they become a nationwide problem."
Even independent analysts say the caps are so low that they are clearly about protecting the cable television industry.
Critics like the FreePress's Timothy Karr charge that TWC is unfairly trying to protect its lucrative cable television business from customers switching over to online video.
"Charging consumers penalty fees on top of what they are already paying to download a movie or show will cripple online video," Karr said. "This is a win-win situation for Time Warner. Congress must investigate these anti-competitive practices before they become a nationwide problem."
Even independent analysts say the caps are so low that they are clearly about protecting the cable television industry.
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/...mer-group.html
