With all the recent hoopla about Apple's new iTunes movie rental service, has anyone thought about what will happen when more than a few thousand people start downloading movies at the same time? I mean because unlike the Korean government, who invested $1.95 billion in a broadband infrastructure back in 1995, here in the US, we left it to the telcos and cable companies, 'cos otherwise it would have smacked of "Socialism!" That's why 90% of Koreans have a 3mbps connection right into the home, and we have ever increasing bills for ever worsening service. And that's why Time Warner Cable is experimenting with caps on broadband usage, which means too much movie downloading and suddenly you’re paying $30 per movie. Cable companies are about to fowl their nest if they pursue this. There's always satellite and DSL, which may be a bit slower, but for the average user, it won't make much difference. Still the cable companies have a history of arrogance and greed. Must be all that "Competition" deregulation ushered in. Isn't capitalism great?
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I'm from the cable company... It's about your download charges!
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