SECURITY WIRE DIGEST, VOL. 3, NO. 94, DECEMBER 13, 2001
*CABLE COMPANIES CLAMP DOWN ON HOME USE & VPNs
Cable companies are starting to force teleworkers to sign up for
higher-priced business class Internet service by prohibiting VPNs for
residential broadband connections or refusing to provide user support for
residential VPN users. Both Comcast and Cox Communications have policies
that prevent residential customers from using a VPN, thus forcing them to
pay for a more expensive business line if their home office requires one.
Cable giants AT&T Broadband, AOL Time Warner and Cablevision are more
generous, but they won't provide help desk support for home users with a
corporate VPN. Cable companies say the push for business class relates to
bandwidth usage. Critics say the telecommunications giants just want more
money, given that businesses are charged more but receive essentially the
same service. The crackdown comes at a time when more corporations are
installing VPNs to protect remote users' private information transmitted
via the public Internet.
Thanks,
Ron DuFresne
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