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Chandler, AZ | reply to Romney2012
Re: AVG off 11.4 GB/month shows caps not out of line said by Romney2012:The numbers have shown what many have said - that transfer caps at 250 GB/mo and above are very reasonable and not some anti-competitive throttle on the internet. The only ones complaining are those who SHOULD BE paying more per month if they use more than that. And if you are in the TOP 10% you should pay more. but, per the article (and the survey which the article is pulling information from), this is *global* usage, which could include areas that have little to no "local" web infrastructure (websites hosted within the country, providing faster responses); there is no point in surfing to youtube from lebanon if you can't get a decent video to play.
additionally, while the survey is quite light on details on which isps were in the survey and where they were located, this one fact makes me question the *true* accuracy of the article
Cisco collects anonymous, aggregate data about network usage from over 20 service providers worldwide participating in the Visual Networking Index Usage program. Participants in the program receive benchmarking reports comparing their traffic composition and growth to the average of the other participants.
without knowing the subscriber base size and location of each isp, i'd say there is room open for speculation. i'd be more interested in a breakdown of the usage *strictly* in the us by *all* hsi isps. this would be a little more relevant to how broadband policy in the us should be shaped. i mean, after all, weren't you just criticizing countries with "socialized" broadband and now you want to dictate your usage based on them? can't have it both ways 
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