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Following from prominent interest in the way that high-bandwidth services are managed in the UK, it has been noted that an agreement has been reached in the US which may provide fairer access to online content.

After a recent commentary on the way that UK internet service providers (ISPs) manage access to bandwidth-heavy content such as video and online gaming, Guardian commentator Jack Schofield reports that one of the largest file-sharing companies has reached an agreement to share information fairly.

In an earlier blog, Mr Schofield notes that the problem stems from the fact that around ten per cent of internet users account for 75 per cent of traffic, meaning that not everyone has fair access to services.

Within the UK, many ISPs restrict the amount of data that can be downloaded in an effort to ensure that systems are not overloaded during peak periods.

US ISP Comcast has now reached an agreement with BitTorrent that will see a similar practice come into play, with a spokesperson from BitTorrent saying that it is committed to ensuring that everyone gets fair access to data and hopes to hold talks with all major ISPs.

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