GigaomSay it with me now. Data caps are about profits, not recovering fixed costs
The cable industry has tweaked its justification for capping broadband, but a report from the Open Technology Institute is having none of it. Read more »
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The cable industry has tweaked its justification for capping broadband, but a report from the Open Technology Institute is having none of it. Read more »
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Sonic.net, a Bay Area ISP, has a service package and ethos that could disrupt the broadband market. Today it’s brand of disruption is limited to California, but Dane Jasper, the company’s… Read more »