For the past couple of weeks, consumers in general and PC gamers in particular, have protested the proposed plans by Time Warner Cable to launch a new pricing plan for its Internet broadband services. The cable company was planning to launch a test in several of its cities that would have put in extra charges for consumers if they went over certain caps in their broadband usage.

A true grass roots campaign started to protest the pricing proposal, saying such a move would have a massive effect on innovation (not to mention creating an issue for people who like to download large legit files like games). The bad publicity has caused Time Warner Cable to back off on plans. Wired reports that the company has now decided to postpone the new pricing trials. However, it may just be a temporary measure. In its statement, Time Warner Cable's statement says, " . . . we continue to believe that consumption based billing may be the best pricing plan for consumers." That likely means the company will try again to push a similar pricing plan, perhaps with a few changes, in the near future.