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2.5Gb/s Internet For French Homes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gentlemen-start-your-envy dept.

Erick Lionheart at www.gamersloot.net writes "Presence-pc at reports that France Telecom just announced they are offering 2.5 Gb/s Internet connections to select cities in the Paris region. For ... $85(70 Euros) a month you also get free phone and TV. From the article (in French): 'The historical operator opted for a GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) FTTH architecture (Fiber To The Home). This technology allows up to 2.5 Gbits/s download and 1.2 Gigabits/s upload.'"

3 of 536 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Internet, Phone and TV for $85.00? by aadvancedGIR · · Score: 0, Troll

    You mean, beside not being hated by 80% of the planet?

  2. Okay, so about two people are going to get this. by Chas · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wonderous.

    Mega-speed internet. While France has a 10+% unemployment rate.

    It's nice to see that the real problems are being solved!

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    Chas - The one, the only.
    THANK GOD!!!
  3. Worst deal ever by Ivan+Matveitch · · Score: 0, Troll

    pay a thousand bucks a year to have some stupid wire come to your house. yeah, that's progress/// life sure is getting better.