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The recent wave of flight cancellations at American and Southwest Airlines is attributed to staffing shortages and pilot hour caps rather than "weather," as reported by the media. Pilots are capped at 100 hours per month, leading to meltdowns at the end of 31-day months. The hosts provide a "pro tip" to avoid flying American Airlines during the final days of long months until the staffing crisis resolves.
Comcast's Five-Year Plan for Usage-Based Billing
In a forward-looking statement, Brian Roberts predicts that Comcast will have a "usage-based billing model" rolled out across its entire footprint within five years. He describes pilot programs where users get a base "bucket" of data (e.g., 300GB) and pay for additional increments. Adam highlights this as the "smoking gun" of what the Net Neutrality debate is actually facilitating.
