[QUOTE]Communications giant AT&T has earned the ire of the gaming community after its comments to the FCC regarding the definition of "broadband." Their argument is gaming is not a vital part of the internet landscape, but rather an "aspirational service." Here is part of the statement from AT&T:
"For Americans who today have no terrestrial broadband service at all, the pressing concern is not the ability to engage in real-time, two-way gaming, but obtaining meaningful access to the Internet's resources and to reliable email communications and other basic tools that most of the country has come to expect as a given."
AT&T states that the core definition of "broadband" should be applications of the internet that help people "learn, train for jobs, and work online." While games have been used in some instances for educational purposes and job training, there is an argument about whether or not we actually "need" online gaming. ESA Vice President Kenneth Doroshow took issue with AT&T's stance, responding:
"What AT&T describes as aspirational services are no less important to the future of the Internet than email and web browsing were to the past and are today. Online video games are a meaningful part of our participative culture. They remove geographic barriers, connecting people from across the country and around the world. They teach cooperation, cultivate leadership skills, and empower users to express their creativity."
The FCC has not yet reached their official definition of broadband, and AT&T has not responded to Doroshow's comment.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/09/16/AT_2600_T-Defines-Broadband-Minus-Gaming.aspx[/url]
The government wants to take my internet gaming away ahhhhhhhhhhhahahhhahahah!!!!! Nevvvvveeeeeerr!!!!
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Broadband should describe the technology itself, surely its use should be irrelevant.
Well that's bullshit...
Are they going to shut off phone sex as well?
[QUOTE=AMD 32;20688221]Broadband should describe the technology itself, surely its use should be irrelevant.[/QUOTE]
This, what does it matter if AT&T doesn't like games? If the bandwidth is there people can do whatever they want with it.
Edit: unless they mean to block games, in which case freedom-of-whatever groups will tear them apart.
[QUOTE=Roast Beast;20688477]This, what does it matter if AT&T doesn't like games? If the bandwidth is there people can do whatever they want with it.
Edit: unless they mean to block games, in which case freedom-of-whatever groups will tear them apart.[/QUOTE]
Or they might give everybody shitty pings.
I plan on switching to comcast soon anyway.
Godamnit, their shits already overpriced here and switching to comcast would be hard to fit into my parents budget. FUCKING ATT BULLSHIT ILL SUE U
I find it odd that just a few months ago they were advertising road runner turbo, and how it is great for online gaming.
[QUOTE=drummerundrcovr;20688889]their shits already overpriced here and switching to comcast would be hard to fit into my parents budget.[/QUOTE]
It isn't overpriced if you aren't paying for it.
[quote]FUCKING ATT BULLSHIT ILL SUE U[/quote]You're not the one paying the bills, you can't sue anybody.
I don't see why everyone is all up in arms over this. So okay, gaming isn't a vital part of broadband. So what? They didn't say anything other than that.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;20693579]I find it odd that just a few months ago they were advertising road runner turbo, and how it is great for online gaming.[/QUOTE]
I had that. Upload speed is piss poor for me. Up to 20Mb/s D and 48k U. Which is annoying.
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Just fully read what you said. I now refer this post to waxrock's post 2 down.
ha, next up for them is saying that telephones and cellphones are for business, or learning only. Not for personal conversations, or engaging in some sort of electronic networking. This really goes with their boner for the iphone.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;20693579]I find it odd that just a few months ago they were advertising road runner turbo, and how it is great for online gaming.[/QUOTE]
RR is part of TWC, not ATT.
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