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ISPs Race to Create Two-Tiered Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the guess-which-tier-you'll-be-on dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The ISP race toward a two-tiered Internet is picking up speed. This article from Michael Geist points to a wide range of examples involving packet preferencing, content blocking, traffic shaping, and public musings about premium charges for faster content downloads. ISPs are now reducing access to peer-to-peer applications, blocking Skype, and, scariest of all, lobbying Congress to let them do it."

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  1. Re:Come on guys by Displaced+Cajun · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    That is how it works, if you wanna get a story submission.

    1. Read Digg.com
    2. Submit story to slashdot
    3. ???
    4. Profit?

    When will the Billy G wins Time's Man of the Year story hit slashdot?

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  3. Re:HEY WHATS THE PROBLEM!!!???!?! by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Parent may be a troll, but I was laughing five minutes on his post...

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  4. Re:Come on guys by ichigo+2.0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    When will the Billy G wins Time's Man of the Year story hit slashdot?

    As soon as you submit a dupe of it.