Sprint Nextel is asserting that, by managing traffic of heavy users, it helps the carrier provide better overall service for all its users. The new wireless Internet service's terms give Sprint the option to slow down your Internet connection based on which software you are using. It theoretically violates the idea of "net neutrality," meaning Internet traffic cannot be treated differently on based on its source or content. Earlier it was the FCC who stopped Comcast from doing just that, and will manage its' subscribers Internet speeds based on how much bandwidth they are using, when they too planned to warn users who crossed 250GB. Now it's okay for Sprint to do this and not Comcast. This will cause a serious outcry from both sides of the user base.

In essence, what Sprint Nextel is trying to say is that if we feel like choking BitTorrent, or Limewire, or Vonage, or Skype, or whatever, we're allowed to then they will. AT&T has a similar provision on its 3G network, using the (legitimate) argument to keep the FCC off its back, that it's wireless and it simply couldn't handle the traffic.

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