Flu-Related Telecommuting Could Clog Web Traffic, Feds Warn
By Pam Baker
TechNewsWorld
10/29/09 2:22 PM PT
Fears that the H1N1 flu pandemic could bring down the Internet may be overblown, but it's quite possible that some ISPs could succumb. Internet traffic patterns would be drastically altered if a huge number of people were to start working from home all at once, and there's no easy and obvious way for ISPs to manage those shifting loads.
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