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BT Content Connect May Impact Net Neutrality

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

a Flatbed Darkly writes "BT's Content Connect, a service which many have accused of threatening net neutrality, has apparently launched, although it is unknown whether or not any ISPs have bought or are planning to buy it yet; BT has denied the allegations, from Open Rights Group among others, that this, despite certainly being an anti-competitive service, does not create a two-tier internet. From the article: '"Contrary to recent reports in the media, BT's Content Connect service will not create a two-tier internet, but will simply offer service providers the option of differentiating their broadband offering through enhanced content delivery," a BT spokeswoman said.'"

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  1. What a polite euphemism by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Contrary to recent reports in the media, BT's Content Connect service will not create a two-tier internet, but will simply offer service providers the option of differentiating their broadband offering through enhanced content delivery

    I ran that through babelfish and got the translation: "Fuck you! We'll do whatever we want and you can't do a thing about it."

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    1. Re:What a polite euphemism by TaoPhoenix · · Score: 3, Funny

      I set my copy of Babelfish to Simpsons and got Nelson's "Ha Ha!"

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  2. Re:Welcome to new-speak by Pojut · · Score: 4, Funny

    Marco: "Commissar. I have rehabilitated another group of the party's enemies."
    Murphy: "Ha haaaa! Yeah! What does rehabilitated mean again?"
    Marco: "Beaten the asses of."
    Murphy: "I LOVE new-speak!" ....
    Murphy: "Now, if you'll excuse me, we need to rehabilitate Phil...in the face."

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  3. Re:Welcome to new-speak by dangitman · · Score: 5, Funny

    She denies that their service creates a two-tier internet, then goes on to describe their service which, is to create a two-tier internet. Nice.

    Your problem is that you're mistakenly thinking of them as "tiers." That's not the case. It's more like two different levels of service.

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  4. Re:Welcome to new-speak by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your problem is that you're mistakenly thinking of them as "tiers." That's not the case. It's more like two different levels of service.

    Lucky bastards. My ISP doesn't even give one level of service.

  5. Re:BT Content? by zakeria · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah and I read this as Bi-Tier

  6. Re:Welcome to new-speak by TheRaven64 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The difference is that, one one level, there is you. On a higher tier, making a 'whoosh' noise as it passes' is the joke.

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