Presence-pc at reports that France Telecom just announced they are offering 2.5 Gb/s Internet connections to select cities in the Paris region. For … $85(70 Euros) a month you also get free phone and TV. From the article (in French): ‘The historical operator opted for a GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) FTTH architecture (Fiber To The Home). This technology allows up to 2.5 Gbits/s download and 1.2 Gigabits/s upload.
Umm… wow. This is seriously incredible. If only we could get something like that on these shores…