(iv) measures to protect the security and integrity of its network, resources and subscribers. (iii) spam filtering and detection techniques and (ii) Subscriber Traffic Management (STM) technology to temporarily lower the priority of traffic with the greatest impact on peak congestion (i) use of an upper limit of bandwidth allocated for uploading of files during congested periods In the event the periods of congestion necessitate such management, Charter has available the following tools and practices (without limitation and as may be adjusted over time): “ Charter uses a variety of reasonable network management tools and practices consistent with industry standards. *Personal Note: I find it hilarious that they never actually updated the policy to use their new company name, that’s how old and unattended this policy is. Meaning, no data caps, but they might as well have with their ability to throttle bandwidth whenever they see fit. Read carefully and understand exactly what you’re getting yourself into before signing or agreeing to any contract.Įven with their FCC agreement, Spectrum included a bandwidth throttling policy in their fine print. User End License agreements are frustrating, not because no one actually takes the time to read them, but they’re often used as fallback actions for most services to do what they like, when they like. Understanding the difference between throttling, data caps, and overages can save you a lot of money in the long run. Others charge an overage fee for example AT&T’s runs $10 for each 50 GB of data consumed per month past their cap. While not the same thing as bandwidth throttling, some ISPs with a data cap policy throttle the Internet speeds of their customers who exceed their monthly data allowance. Spectrum also agreed to stop the “cap on data” practice for seven years. With the approval of the FCC in 2015, Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable became Spectrum.
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