Verizon Boosts FiOS Speeds, but Talks Mostly about Uploads
Ars Technica, June 22, 2009
By Nate Anderson
Download speeds have long been the key metric that ISPs have used to hawk their wares, often burying abysmal upload speeds in the fine print. But Verizon has now more than doubled upload speeds across its FiOS fiber-optic connections and is now using upload speeds as a talking point in its battle with cable.
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