Verizon Busted For 'Unlimited' Marketing > Really not a good day...

Really not a good day...

... and how does this affect Comcast??

It really doesn't. Network abuse isn't going to be allowed by any court. If someone is impacting the network with excessive transfer, which is the argument now, then how is a court going to stop that?

I know it "sounds" good to those that love to hate the corporate machine, but I, for one, enjoy when someone transferring closed to a terrabyte of data per month is booted from the network.
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"Complaining is the least path of resistance for the self-serving, the lazy, and I’m told it’s a woman’s prerogative..."

I'm not talking about network abuse being allowed, but what could be taken from this quote:

What Comcast is doing vs. what Verizon is doing are two different things.

Verizon applies a very limited but strict policy on all customers that clearly is NOT "unlimited"...

Comcast, on the other hand, has network monitoring systems in place that are based on the overall performance of their network and will act upon subscribers - who in fact know they are high users - and warn them. Comcast DOES state that the service is for 'typical residential use'... and 'reserves the right to evaluate usage patterns'...

Verizon simply is terminating accounts with out any recourse to the customer.

Will this force comcast and other cable operators to define caps? A RESOUNDING NO! In a fantasy world maybe... To say this will reveal caps is simply not the case. Companies are able to state basic terms, such as "typical residential use".. phone companies do this all the time.. 'service may be used to residential, non-commercial use only'.. If I pick up the phone and conduct business on the line, technically I am breaking the terms of service and they could terminate my account if they so chose. Most of the time, they will not, and don't. Comcast acts when necessary to ensure the network use of all users are not impacted.

What is Verizon doing? Literally saying one thing and doing another across the board... and that is what is at hand here.

Not to mention, and I've said this over and over before... people here do NOT know what they are asking for when they want caps defined. Seriously... you will NOT like the outcome. The MAJORITY of people use a level of service that is far FAR more than what a defined cap would be in a million years. The government would be the ones to force the definition. The last time the gov. got involved in cable, rates went up across the board. Does anyone think this would be different?

I can guarantee that many people go above 40gb a month regularly and they are FAR below the current undefined radar in the majority of areas. Watch a 40gb cap get put in place and now a majority of people start to see overage bills that didn't before.. be careful what you ask for.
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"Complaining is the least path of resistance for the self-serving, the lazy, and I’m told it’s a woman’s prerogative..."

I'm not debating whether anything Comcast is doing is right or wrong, that it's the same as what Verizon is doing, or that clearly stating caps is the right thing or wrong thing to do. For what the purpose of my argument, it doesn't matter and I don't care. As it stands, no it won't force Comcast to define their caps. But it could be used by those that want it as a stepping stone to getting their way. That's all I'm saying. This is something that Comcast would be stupid to just outright ignore.