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AT&T To "Pause" Gigabit Internet Rollout Until Net Neutrality Is Settled

An anonymous reader writes AT&T says it will halt its investment on broadband Internet service expansion until the federal rules on open Internet are clarified. "We can't go out and just invest that kind of money, deploying fiber to 100 cities other than these two million [covered by the DirecTV deal], not knowing under what rules that investment will be governed," AT&T Chief Randall Stephenson said during an appearance at a Wells Fargo conference, according to a transcript provided by AT&T. "And so, we have to pause, and we have to just put a stop on those kind of investments that we're doing today."

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  1. Re:Yeah right by zlives · · Score: 3, Funny

    it worked out just fine for douchbags, i mean att

  2. Re: Yeah right by DerekB.Cook · · Score: 1, Funny

    Why should they be forced to lease it at less than optimal rates to a competitor? They built the network. It's their capital. No, that is an unacceptable infringement of economic liberty and property rights.