Rise of video downloads threatens gridlock on net

[Reverend]

The growth in video downloads could create an internet traffic jam that threatens the net's development, according to Google. Services such as YouTube, which is owned by the Californian giant, are proving tricky for internet providers to deal with and new developments could create even more problems...

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[rfhe2]

I think we should all go with fiber optics which are 100's of time faster than todays dsl

[blackhat]

Years back, The Feds allowed the telecom companies higher rates on the promise that they would have 80% of the U.S. fiber-optic by now. They took the money and ran. DRB

[rik]

They took the money and ran.

:whs: and are still charging...and raising rates. :mad: