Greetings. In an extremely brief item that moved this afternoon, AP has reported that "following mounting public and political outcry," Time Warner Cable is "shelving" plans for capped/metered Internet use. The article also suggests that this "capitulation" bodes ill for future efforts of this sort.

Obviously, there will be a great deal more to say about this story as details become available, and the reactions of other ISPs who have implemented or have been moving toward bandwidth caps (including Comcast, AT&T, etc.) will be interesting to observe. The related implications could potentially impact literally every aspect of Internet use.

Will I need to revise "Once Upon a Time" (Understanding Bandwidth Caps) to provide a happy ending after all? It's still really too early to know. But today's development is certainly quite fascinating.

There's an old slogan that goes "Power to the people!" Perhaps in the context of the Internet, "Bandwidth for the people!" should be a new rallying cry.

Stay tuned.

--Lauren--