The company agreed to repatriate jobs; continue providing the same level of support in operating the core, or backbone, of the Internet; and maintain a neutral network and neutral routing in its wireline broadband Internet access service. The agreement will last for two years or until Congress passes legislation on network neutrality. "This commitment shall be satisfied by AT&T/BellSouth's agreement not to provide or to sell to Internet content, application, or service providers, including those affiliated with AT&T/BellSouth, any service that privileges, degrades, or prioritizes any packet transmitted over AT&T/BellSouth's wireline broadband Internet access service based on its source, ownership, or destination," the merger agreement stated.