BT Content Connect May Impact Net Neutrality 138
a Flatbed Darkly writes "BT's Content Connect, a service which many have accused of threatening net neutrality, has apparently launched, although it is unknown whether or not any ISPs have bought or are planning to buy it yet; BT has denied the allegations, from Open Rights Group among others, that this, despite certainly being an anti-competitive service, does not create a two-tier internet. From the article: '"Contrary to recent reports in the media, BT's Content Connect service will not create a two-tier internet, but will simply offer service providers the option of differentiating their broadband offering through enhanced content delivery," a BT spokeswoman said.'"
What a polite euphemism (Score:5, Funny)
I ran that through babelfish and got the translation: "Fuck you! We'll do whatever we want and you can't do a thing about it."
Re:Welcome to new-speak (Score:5, Funny)
Marco: "Commissar. I have rehabilitated another group of the party's enemies." ....
Murphy: "Ha haaaa! Yeah! What does rehabilitated mean again?"
Marco: "Beaten the asses of."
Murphy: "I LOVE new-speak!"
Murphy: "Now, if you'll excuse me, we need to rehabilitate Phil...in the face."
Re:Welcome to new-speak (Score:5, Funny)
She denies that their service creates a two-tier internet, then goes on to describe their service which, is to create a two-tier internet. Nice.
Your problem is that you're mistakenly thinking of them as "tiers." That's not the case. It's more like two different levels of service.
Re:Welcome to new-speak (Score:5, Funny)
Your problem is that you're mistakenly thinking of them as "tiers." That's not the case. It's more like two different levels of service.
Lucky bastards. My ISP doesn't even give one level of service.
Re:What a polite euphemism (Score:4, Funny)
I set my copy of Babelfish to Simpsons and got Nelson's "Ha Ha!"
Re:BT Content? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Welcome to new-speak (Score:3, Funny)