Does anybody know if Earthlink’s service is to be of the typical consumer flavor? That is, will the terms of service permit Earthlink to block ports such as 25 and 80 (or whatever their whim dictates)? Also, will Earthlink define the service as an “information service” rather than as mere provision of bandwidth, as a common carrier would? Will hosts connected via this network experience true network neutrality by being permitted to send packets without restriction to other hosts?

[Note: I had posted this question earlier in response to an sfist.com article.]

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