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    nutbastard: Anyone else chuckling at the fact that we have an old, white Congressman named "Massa"? "Massa! Massa! The ISPs done capped our 'loads! And we slave f... more »
    nutbastard: Save us, Government, save us! We don't like the terms of our voluntary contracts any more, please hold a gun to their heads! Never mind that bandwidth... more »
    dfwguy: I know this is somewhat off topic, but I think AT&T has found another way to limit at least part of your downloads. Sometime around 7/15/09 they a... more »
    DontFeedTheTrolls: wait, what?! we are already being capped, this article is talking about making ISP's UNCAP. Your backwards comment makes my brain hurt more »
    Solaseria: For all of us- errr...those torrentors eating up bandwidth, would capping data volume put a damper on media pirating? more »
    GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: Wow, I really have no concept of what a data cap is thanks to FiOS, and if there was never a chance of it, more so the better. more »
    Hiphopopotamus: Yay in theory, but Booo-urns to the concept of letting the government determine whose needs are "justified," business or individual. more »
    admoseremic: While I agree with what this bill is trying to do, I find the idea of additional government involvement in my life disgusting. more »
    KinOfCain: So long as it's data caps on what is sold as an "unlimited" plan. ISPs should be able to sell access by the GB, but they shouldn't be allowed to cap "... more »
    ralfhutter: Congress people are just stupid. Period. That's why they work for the government. Fuel cells aren't ready for prime-time. The infrastructure is a mode... more »
    something_unique_and_descriptive: God I hate politicians. Not only did he show his own incompetence, he also got a whole bunch of unnecessary bad press for Hydrogen fuel cells. Despit... more »
    spider2544: this is why our politicians suck. more »
    balls187: LOL @ "Nice work there Captain Planet." more »
    G.O.D.: And that is why we are in such good hands trusting everything to the government more »
    orbitcorbett: He's a Dumb-o-crat of course. That's why it wasn't mentioned, like the liberal media sidestepping the fact that Blagojovich is a Dumb-o-crat too. Any ... more »
  • #broadband

    Congress Readies Bill to Bring an End to ISP Data Caps6

    Eric Massa, a Congressman in western New York, has readied a bill that would force ISPs to justify economic need for data caps and volume-based usage fees. This would effectively bringing those practices to an end (for the time being). More »
  • #fuelcell

    Congressman's Fuel Cell Road Trip Was Horrifically Inefficient

    Congressman Eric Massa of NY tried to drive a fuel cell car from NY to DC to make an environmental point and to show how great fuel cell cars are. He failed at both. More »