AT&T Sues Charter Over ‘Fiber’ Internet
AT&T filed a lawsuit against Charter on Friday, alleging that its marketing of “fiber-powered” internet is misleading customers.
The argument centers around an ad campaign from Charter, which sells home internet under the Spectrum brand name.
Fiber is widely considered the gold standard for home internet. It’s the only connection type that delivers symmetrical upload and download speeds, which makes it especially valuable for activities like online gaming or videoconferencing. On Spectrum’s cable plans, typical upload speeds top out at 40Mbps, while download speeds exceed 1,000Mbps. I always advise readers to go with a fiber provider whenever it’s available.
Over the past couple of years, cable internet providers have increasingly tried to capitalize on that fiber cache. It’s technically true that Spectrum provides “fiber-powered” internet. Like all cable ISPs, Spectrum uses fiber-optic cables — thin glass strands that carry data through light signals — for the vast majority of its...
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