AT&T Embraces BitTorrent, May Consider Usage-Based Pricing


	AT&T Embraces BitTorrent, May Consider Usage-Based Pricing

Silkweaver

6-7-2008 7:59 AM

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internet, p2p

Silkweaver says:

This is an extremely important issue, that is directly related to the so called 'freedom of the internet', and how freedom on the net is already being affected by economic and political considerations.

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