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Town So Irked By Comcast Internet Cap, It May Just Build Its Own Broadband Network
At least one town is so irked by Comcast’s new internet service cap that it’s looking into starting a municipal internet option. On Thursday, Feb. 11, the creation of a Municipal Fiber Task Force to study implementing an internet network throughout Agawam was announced by Mayor William P. Sapelli. Sapelli said that a town-owned and managed network is just one option Agawam will explore as an alternative to Comcast. The town could also partner with a third party to provide service, make another arrangement, or not change anything at all. Among the factors that will be studied by the …
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Comcast Data-Cap Kicks In - Some Residential Customers Notice Change
Comcast promised to put a cap on customer data-usage and some people say they can notice a difference in their service. Comcast’s planned data caps went into effect on Jan. 1, in 12 states - including Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania - plus Washington, D.C. The internet service and cable provider has said that it will not charge customers for going over the new 1.2 terabytes per month limit in January and February. After that, it will cost $10 per 50 gigabytes up to a maximum of $100 for more data. To get an idea of how much that is, with 1.2TB of data, …