The US's largest internet provider has enshrined the principle of internet neutrality in an agreement to treat all web traffic equally. The move has reignited the debate about net neutrality. AT&T's agreement comes as part of a merger deal with Bell South Communications (SBC). The agreement was a condition of the Federal Communications Commission's approval of the $86bn deal and reverses the position of the telco.
SBC chief executive Ed Whiteacre effectively began the net neutrality controversy just over a year ago when he said that major internet companies were 'nuts' if they thought he would continue to carry their traffic for free to consumers' homes.
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News source: The Reg
SBC chief executive Ed Whiteacre effectively began the net neutrality controversy just over a year ago when he said that major internet companies were 'nuts' if they thought he would continue to carry their traffic for free to consumers' homes.
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i have 15 Mbps for 30 euro a month, 384k looks painfully slow to me
i have 15 Mbps for 30 euro a month, 384k looks painfully slow to me
When it comes to bandwith the US sucks. I have Comcast 8 mb it runs at 12 or 13 mb all the time and has 876 kbps upload. It's $60.00.
While it's nowhere near 15Mbps, I can download everything relatively fast enough (I mean for the price that is) around 89KB/s. If I were to go by preference, I'd go with RoadRunner, but I'm not willing to dish out $40 a month for it.
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