[e2e] Skype and congestion collapse.

[Bill Sommerfeld]

On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 15:53, RJ Atkinson wrote:

> This varies widely market-by-market.  The Boston area is very unusual 
> because RCN "over-built" Comcast. Many households in the Boston area 
> can choose from either RCN or Comcast for wired cable-TV. 

Not only that, but, perhaps pressed by the appearance of RCN, in my town, mediaone/AT&T broadband/comcast/... (too many name changes!) built a new
cable plant and moved subscribers one by one to the new backbone (complete
with new cable box, channel lineup, etc.,)

						- Bill