AntiCap UK - About Anticap UK

About AntiCap

AntiCap grew out of the spontaneous protests of users following ntl:home (part of the ntl group) announcing the imposition on its NTLworld broadband customers a daily download limit of 1Gigabyte. This restriction, was imposed on 7th February 2003, and is commonly referred to as "the cap". ntl:home originally promoted their broadband service as "unlimited use" and "always on". For the fastest connection speeds they also marketed these as "suitable for heavy users and those wishing to make large downloads". Many users are now, or will potentially be, unable to use their connection to its potential due to the cap. At the fastest service speed available (1Mbps), users downloading at full speed could use their limit in around 2.5 hours (ntl:home's other service speeds are affected by a less severe time factor), a big reduction from an always on, unlimited use service!

We initially campaigned under the domain of "dont-pay-ntl.co.uk"

ANTICAP’S OBJECTIVES

To provide a voice for users concerned at the imposition of residential broadband service usage limits.

To argue the case for the provision of unlimited residential broadband services by UK ISPs.

To advocate that where limitations can not be removed, they be fair and sensible and relate to demonstrable costs in the provision of service.

To advocate full disclosure of such limits to existing and prospective customers.

To encourage NTL:home (and any other offending ISP) to remove their cap and provide the unlimited service that customers signed up for.