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		direwolf20 81 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Deutsche Telekom is throttling the internet What happens if your device connects 1000 volts to the cable and fries everyone else's device and the head-end?

holowoodman 80 days ago [–]

You get taken to court and sentenced to pay the damages? Same thing that happens with the TV cable that runs through the whole street. Or the cars parked openly along the road. If you damage it, you pay for it.

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