Re: Ofcom looks at Meta

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Date	Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:49:37 +0000
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liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) writes:

> Julian Macassey <julian@n6are.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:38:54 +0000, JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > I had Netflix included with my broadband but I don't think I have
>> > ever watched any of their own stuff.
>> 
>>       What is this week's definition of broadband?
>
> Two possible meanings:
>
> 1) The modulation is wideband but centred around a single frequency
> (giving a wide spectrum of sidebands).
>
> 2) Multiple carriers are scattered across a wide range of frequencies
> (otherwise known as "spread-spectrum").
>
>
> Very confusing, even before the advertising copy-writers got hold of
> it.

A question which springs to my mind is, how would you measure how broad
a broadband service is? Maybe it is like asking which flows faster, a
narrow river or a broad one? If it is in metres per second then it is
the same, but if it is in cubic metres per second the broad river is
faster.

How did this get sent to a broadcast newsgroup? Broadcast is about
sowing seeds.

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    Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-24 14:02 +0000
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            Re: Ofcom looks at Meta JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-01-25 08:38 +0000
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              Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Julian Macassey <julian@n6are.com> - 2026-01-28 17:59 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-28 18:37 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta jkn <jkn+nin@nicorp.co.uk> - 2026-01-28 21:27 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-01 10:52 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-01 12:22 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-02-01 13:42 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-02-01 20:19 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-02 00:45 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-01 20:27 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-02 11:47 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-02 01:49 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-02-02 02:18 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-02 02:51 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-02-02 03:15 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-02 12:01 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-03 13:04 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-02 11:58 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-02 11:51 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-01 20:19 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-02 00:58 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Julian Macassey <julian@n6are.com> - 2026-02-06 13:16 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-02-06 20:45 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2026-02-06 22:30 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-06 22:49 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-02-06 23:57 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2026-02-07 00:14 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-02-10 10:34 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-02-10 13:01 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-02-10 13:34 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-02-11 10:34 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-11 12:16 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-02-11 13:02 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-11 14:16 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2026-02-11 19:57 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> - 2026-01-28 19:05 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-01-28 20:49 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-01-29 01:04 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-29 10:44 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta NY <me@privacy.net> - 2026-01-29 19:28 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-01-29 22:22 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-01-30 10:18 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Max Demian <max_demian@bigfoot.com> - 2026-01-29 15:17 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-02-02 13:18 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-03 21:03 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-02-03 21:30 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-02-04 09:09 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Rink <rink.hof.haalditmaarweg@planet.nl> - 2026-03-23 20:20 +0100
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-04-12 08:48 +0100
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta David Woolley <david@ex.djwhome.demon.invalid> - 2026-04-16 12:47 +0100
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-02 16:59 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Roderick Stewart <rjfs@escapetime.myzen.co.uk> - 2026-02-03 10:01 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-03 10:45 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-02-03 11:45 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) - 2026-02-03 12:34 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-02-03 16:00 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-03 18:28 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-03 21:06 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta Mike Fleming <mike@tauzero.co.uk> - 2026-02-09 12:27 +0000
                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-09 23:50 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-02-10 17:30 +0000
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                Re: Ofcom looks at Meta "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-02-10 21:15 +0000
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