Five U.S. ISPs accused of 'deliberately harming' broadband speeds

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7 Business Dashboards That Offer Striking Data Visualizations Going, going, gone: What XP's end of support means for your business Network World Daily News PM May 06, 2014 Share this email Five U.S. ISPs accused of 'deliberately harming' broadband speeds Five major ISPs in the U.S. and one in Europe are intentionally allowing broadband performance to degrade for some customers, communications company Level 3 alleged in a recent company blog post. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 7 Business Dashboards That Offer Striking Data Visualizations 2. Going, going, gone: What XP's end of support means for your business 3. Google's thank-you to teachers is out of this world 4. Viptela joins the WAN disruption party 5. Are your pipes too big? 6. Exciting times ahead for smartphone buyers as competition heats up 7. The ABCs of the Internet of Things7 8. 4 'Impossible' IT Hiring Scenarios (And How to Beat Them) 9. Workday takes another shot at Oracle, SAP with recruiting app 10. 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