Alt.* hierarchy: Difference between revisions

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Verizon has not blocked ''alt.*'' from users, but has simply stopped maintaining the ''alt.*'' hierarchy on their own servers. Verizon subscribers can still access the ''alt.*'' hierarchy through a third-party Usenet service.

In the same time frame, AT&T's United States–based consumer dial internet service provider decommissioned their [[NNTP]] servers entirely, citing a combination of the above concerns and a putative decline in traffic volume which had accelerated beyond a statistical point of no return.

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