[Ecommerce] AT&T Denies Censorship, Won't Change Contract

[jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com]

All,

  Well it seems that AT&T still refuses to recognize the
err in their ways..

See:http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071002-att-vows-to-use-terms-of-service-for-good-not-censorship.html


As we discussed here a few days back, AT&T's Terms of Service
has very broad language giving them the right to terminate the account of
any AT&T Internet service customer who [0criticizes the company. Ars
Technica notes that such broad language is not unusual in ISPs' terms of
service, and that [1AT&T told them they won't be changing the contract.
A company spokesman said it's not a big deal because they have no intent
to censor criticism. AT&T claims to respect its subscribers' right to
voice their opinions and says that the contract is aimed at stopping the
exploitation of children, and other tangible wrongs. As the article
notes, taking the company on faith after the spying scandal is asking
maybe a little too much.

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