Please, Mr./Ms Federal Regulator, don't let them merge.

How Comcast-TWC Will End Your All-You-Can Internet Buffet (Click on this heading to read more)

Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Is Even Worse Than You Think

The mere mention of Comcast and Time Warner cuddling up to form one crummy super-conglomerate is enough to send you running for the pitchforks. But… Read…
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There are broad, sweeping implications for the proposed merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. This is not one of them. This is a very specific, fine print change. But for TWC customers-and, eventually, the rest of us-it's going to be the single worst part of the deal. Welcome to broadband data caps! They're here to ruin everything.
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When we asked readers a few weeks ago how often they blow through their internet provider data caps, the majority of people didn't even realize such a thing existed. Which is fair; if you're a Time Warner Cable customer, it doesn't. You're free to suck down as much broadband as you want, no questions asked, no penalties imposed.
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Life is not so sweet in the land of Comcast. The biggest cable company in the country also has one of the more restrictive data caps. Anything over 300GB per month is subject to a penalty. Which means that if this deal goes through, TWC customers are about to go from a neverending firehose to a reservoir that, while ample, eventually trickles out.