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The internet service industry is no stranger to somewhat nebulous claims of speed and reliability. But even in that context, Comcast’s self-styled “Xfinity 10G network” for its home internet business raised some eyebrows. After months of arguing with the cable industry’s self-regulatory agency the NCTA and the National Advertising Review Board, the company has agreed to drop the potentially misleading moniker. While technically referring to theoretical speeds of 10 gigabits per second on the fiber optic broadband line, it seems likely that the“10G” in Xfinity 10G was carefully crafted to imply…

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