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AOL introduce Fair Usage Policy
Posted by: eusty on Sunday, December 31, 2006 - 02:09 PM
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AOL have decided to change it's T&C's and to
introduce a Fair Usage Policy (FUP) from 1st February 2007.
One part which will will be of interest to those who use AOL because of being
an unlimited connection is the plan to introduce traffic shaping. Basically this
means those who AOL decide are using their service excessively, by using P2P for
example, will find that their transfer rates will be reduced.
"As part of our ongoing commitment to provide reliable and
high-quality broadband services, AOL has decided to introduce a Fair
Use policy. This enables us to manage the network better and ensure
we can continue to deliver the best possible service to our entire
subscriber base. "
"A Fair Use policy means, for example, that we may introduce some
form of network management if we feel that specific individuals are
abusing their broadband usage beyond a level that would be
considered reasonable. For example, using AOL Broadband 24 hours a
day, every day, to continuously download large files is not a
reasonable use for a residential service." |
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Most of AOL's users will be unaffected by the change, but it is consistant with the growing trend among
ISPs to try to discourage heavy users from residential products.
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