{"id":34988,"date":"2012-07-23T16:04:13","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T16:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=34988"},"modified":"2012-07-23T16:04:13","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T16:04:13","slug":"rush-hour-on-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/rush-hour-on-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush Hour on the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/traffic_jam.jpg\" alt=\"rush hour on the internet\" title=\"rush hour on the internet\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35001\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Rush Hour on the Internet<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Multiple online observers point to an interesting chart included in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/measuring-broadband-america\/2012\/july#Findings\" target=\"_blank\">newly released report from the Fedaral Communications Commmision<\/a> that offers a look at the impact of peak internet usage during primetime.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You come home from work, you grab something to eat and you boot up the Internet. Just like everybody else. Which leads to a traffic jam.&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/allthingsd.com\/20120722\/the-webs-primetime-broadband-traffic-jam-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Kafka at allthingsd.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;the dramatic decline in speed experienced by customers of most internet service providers at night \u2014 in particular, between 8 and 10 p.m.&#8221;&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/cordcutter.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">@zseward<\/a>, <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fcc.gov\/cgb\/measuringbroadbandreport\/2012\/charts_July\/chart12_600x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/pcpitstop.com\/internet\/bw.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Is Your ISP Delivering the Speed You Are Paying For &#8211; Run Free Test Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/techtalk.pcpitstop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/traffic_jam.jpg\" alt=\"rush hour on the internet\" title=\"rush hour 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