[BBQMan]

The Comcast Villages network is limited in the amount of traffic it can handle. This is not unique to Comcast, but is true of every network. The internet service providers (iSPs) such as Comcast would like to have individual usage charges with higher charges for those of us who place high demand on their 'pipes' with activities such as video streaming from Netflix. The content providers such as Netflix and Google think this is a very bad idea. The contest between these two differing ideas is discussed as 'net neutrality'.

We have lived with something similar to this with out cell phones. If you talk more than x number of minutes, you have to pay more. With the implementation of fourth generation (4G) networks this problem will be minimized for some time to come. Moore's law, which deals with the capability of integrated circuits states that their capability will double every 24 months. This increase in individual computer capability will require at least as fast an increase in data network volume, particularly when you factor in the increased requirements of cloud computing.