Why would my company block internet radio?

Question

I cant understand why my company has set their network up so it blocks us from accessing streaming radio.

Does it effect the network at all?

Answer 1

So all you slackers don't hog up the bandwidth.

Answer 2

Yes. Streaming audio and video consumes a lot of bandwidth. If your compnay uses high end data apps (mostly web apps) across a large LAN or WAN then those apps will degrade significantly. You will also notice a slowness when trying to pull up web pages.

Answer 3

they prob think all of ya wouldnt do work just sit back relaxin to tunes ..................... it shouldnt  at all

Answer 4

2 reasons: to make your work more miserable (or to have you more concentrated in your duties) and to save bandwidth, since online radio is streaming audio, it constantly uses a portion of the company bandwidth, and if several people are using it simultaneously the network performance will drop a lot.

Answer 5

The top bandwith hogs where I work was youtube and similar sites, as well as internet radio until they blocked them.

It can effect the network speeds for the entire company.