BBC will alert customers of bandwidth restrictions

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Following Ed Vaizey's announcement yesterday that the government will abandon net neutrality plans

The BBC will alert customers of any ISPs that restrict their ability to use its online video service iPlayer, the corporation has said. The news comes in response to confirmation from the governmen...

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