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ATT, Comcast, Other Internet Service Providers Waive Data Caps as Millions Work from Home During Coronavirus Epidemic

As Americans start staying and working from home in droves due to the Coronavirus, some Internet providers are removing data caps and boosting speed.

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The Copyright Alert System – What it Means for You

You may have heard recently about the ‘Copyright Alert System’, or “CAS” (also being called the “Six Strikes” system. This is the ‘6 strikes’ system that was proposed by the RIAA as a new way for Internet service providers (ISPs) to help combat the illegal downloading of copyrighted materials such as movies and music. Did you catch that? Your ISP is getting involved in the fight to keep you from downloading illegal content.

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Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to Start Charging Users for Processing Spam Addressed to Users

A group of U.S.-based Internet service providers (ISPs) have announced that they are going to start charging their email users for processing the spam that is addressed to them. As the deluge of spam continues unabated, ISPs are seeking new ways to help offset the cost of processing the trillions of pieces of junk email that they are keeping out of their customers’ inboxes (or, in some cases, still delivering to their customers’ inbox or junk folder).