So there has been alot of buzz around the interwebs about Time Warner Cable capping broadband usage.  They claim that they will be doing people a favor by allowing them to select plans (much like cell phone plans) for usage. Most people I know hate paying for minutes. They pay the extra to have unlimited minutes.

The Jew commented the other day that:

…Time Warner is trying to put a stop to this by capping broadband.  In a few months we will have to pay $10 more a month for only 40 GB with an extra $1 per GB over that.  Those Hulu videos could now easily cost us $1-$2 per viewing.  Twitter  @JeffTWC and  @AlexTWC to let them know how bad of idea this is.

I caught this video on Facebook today.

I had a hunch that Time Warner was evil long ago (If they were as awesome as they think they are, they would allow me to pick my channels a la carte).  I went with SBC (now ATT) DSL since I couldn’t subscribe to Grande.  Small businesses are going to take a hit.  Not just those that are heavy internet users but those who let patrons have access to free wi-fi.   Free wi-fi will be a thing of the past pretty soon if this moves forward.

Who will make the money off of this?  Just Time Warner.  There will be no shared profits.  If I were the curmudgeonly owner of a record company I would go to Time Warner and ask for a portion of the money made while users were downloading songs.