Videos have Net bursting at the seams
As Web's capacity nears its limits, debate rages over what to do next
By Jon Van
Tribune staff reporter
Published February 23, 2007
Those amusing YouTube video clips that Internet users send to friends gobble up large chunks of bandwidth and may cause the Net to crash, some elements of the telecom industry warn.
It's an admonition many dismiss as political posturing intended to dissuade lawmakers from restricting the freedom of phone companies to manage Internet traffic as they wish.
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