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What's a reasonable approach for managing broadband networks?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 4, 2008 - 7:19pmLast updated: August 4, 2008 - 7:20pm
The recent attention to the Comcast-BitTorrent dispute and on Time Warner's recently launched trial of "consumption-based billing" raises the question: what is a reasonable approach for broadband networks to manage their Internet traffic?
What if you could own your own Internet connection?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 24, 2008 - 8:21pmLast updated: July 24, 2008 - 8:23pm
What if you could own your own Internet connection? That's a very different model where residential, businesses, or other institutions would pay for the installation and maintenance of their own "last mile" link to the Internet, thus improving broadband reliability and choice.
