A Slashdot reader noticed that in section 5 of the Terms of Service agreement between AT&T and its DSL subscribers, AT&T reserves the right to terminate or suspend service if
tends to damage the name or reputation of AT&T, or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries.
As Ars Technica writer Ken Fisher ruminated, it is doubtful whether this clause is even enforceable. It’s some kind of ironic that AT&T is doing more damage to its reputation by the inclusion of this clause which is intended to protection its supposed positive image.
Via ArsTechnica.




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they were not broccoli
That’s hysterical.