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Why Tiered Broadband Is the Enemy of Innovation

gigaom.com — It should come as no surprise: Incumbents are beginning to act like incumbents. But while the cable companies are the first ones to jump on the tiered broadband bandwagon, they won ’t be the last. Their argument for limiting bandwidth and data transfers based on price sounds like a good idea but it's really not.

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  • ConversationAge, on 06/05/2008, -0/+2Tiered broadband is not enough. GigaOM has run the calculations, and they are in your disfavor. Bottom line, consumers need to be aware of their needs and informed about what among the proposed changes may be putting their access - and wallets - at risk.
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