An article over at Light Reading takes a look at the way that cable companies have become ‘addicted’ to offering increasingly faster speeds which they can’t manage and then using caps to limit those speeds. Time Warner and Comcast are the two MSOs highlighted in the article and the analogy used to describe the ridiculousness of their actions is that of a buffet: Although there are some good points made in the article, there are also some controversial opinions. For one, the author suggests that those users who are bogging down the system by using “excessive” bandwidth should be refused service. And for another, the claim is made that cable subscribers don’t really care about speed; they care about service quality which is only partially composed of fast speeds. The ultimate suggestion is to slow down the race to offer the fastest speeds and to improve overall performance instead. However, since it's fast speeds that get the attention of new subscribers and boost the bottom line for the business, it’s unlikely that this approach is going to be taken.