London Olympics Could Prompt Internet Slowdown

We're all used to outages of service and temporary hiccups when it comes to accessing our favorite Web sites, but it's not often that we're advised that the entire Internet may go on the fritz. Nevertheless, that's the message from London Olympics organizers, who released a new report designed to prepare everyone for the July games.
"It is possible that Internet services may be slower during the [2012 Olympic] Games or in very severe cases there may be drop outs due to an increased number of people accessing the Internet," the report says. "In addition, ISPs may introduce data caps during peak times to try and spread the loading and give a more equal service to their entire customer base. Ho... »read more

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