Consumer and corporate use of the Internet could overload the current capacity and lead to brown-outs in two years unless backbone providers invest billions of dollars in new infrastructure, according to a study released last week.

Pull quotes:

"We think the exaflood is generally not well understood, and its investment implications not well defined."

"We think it's a mistake to treat telecom like a luxury and tax it like a sin."

Internet Could Max Out in 2 Years, Study Says