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Comcast finally does the right thingMarch 27, 2008
A few weeks ago, Clark slammed Comcast for violating net neutrality and lying about it. After that debacle, the monopoly actually paid people to stack an FCC hearing room and lied about it again!
Well, that was a real turning point because it fanned the flames of public outrage. Now the company has reached a deal with BitTorrent that ensures they won't degrade your Internet experience anymore.
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A few weeks ago, Clark slammed Comcast for violating net neutrality and lying about it. After that debacle, the monopoly actually paid people to stack an FCC hearing room and lied about it again!
Well, that was a real turning point because it fanned the flames of public outrage. Now the company has reached a deal with BitTorrent that ensures they won't degrade your Internet experience anymore.
It took them a while to do the right thing, but they're finally doing it. Keep in mind that there's new tech coming in the industry that will break the cable/phone monopoly chokehold on the Internet. New wireless spectrum and WiMAX promises 10 times the speed of DSL or cable modems for less money. We Americans will no longer have to suffer through a Third World Internet experience!
