A Nutrition Box for Internet Service?
Washington Post, October 29, 2009
By Cecilia Kang
According to a federal probe into truth-in-billing rules for communications services, consumers are paying for broadband service that lags advertised speeds by as much as 50 percent. Consumer groups have a solution: a Nutrition Fact box for broadband. Instead of calories, carbs and fiber, the broadband box would break down data on guaranteed delivered speeds, price, and length of contract.
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