Common use of Congestion management Clause in Contracts

Congestion management. Given the current bandwidth capacity, no formal congestion management practice is required nor is a practice being employed today other than network monitoring. MLConnect reserves the right to employ congestion management practices in the future. However, MLConnect designs and affirmatively manages its networks to ensure that all of its subscribers receive high-quality Internet access services and that network resources are shared fairly among all MLConnect users. MLConnect congestion management practices are guided by and in accordance with industry standards and protocols. Because network capacity is a shared resource, portions of the MLConnect network may nevertheless become temporarily congested when large volume of subscribers are enjoying high-bandwidth activities at the same time. Because congestion is a function of how many people happen to be using the network and what activities are engaging in at that moment, congestion often is unpredictable. If congestion occurs, it is usually brief and intermittent. MLConnect is continually upgrading its networks and seeking to avoid congestion by keeping ahead of the exponential demand for broadband. APPLICATION-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR. DEVICE ATTACHMENT RULES.