AT&T Broadband barking up the wrong tree

An AT&T Broadband user (let's call him Deep Modem), noticed an interesting contradiction on the provider's site. On its service overview page, the company says:

If you've been relying on a dial-up connection, you've been missing out on the true power of the Internet. But with AT&T Broadband Internet, you'll discover a whole new world online. Take it from our customers, who contact us with stories like these:
• Watching African wildlife LIVE via Web cam.
• Taking a "virtual tour" of a daughter's apartment 2,000 miles away.
• Reconnecting with childhood friends through online gaming.
• Checking in on Fido via "Doggie Cam".

Ooh, sign us up today! But then Deep Modem notices the following clause in AT&T Broadband's revised AUP:

Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to, using the AT&T Broadband Equipment (as defined in the Subscriber Agreement) or the Service to:...

(xiv) run programs, equipment or servers from the Premises which provide network content or any other services to anyone outside of the your home LAN (Local Area Network). Examples of prohibited programs and equipment include, but are not limited to, mail, ftp, http, file sharing, game, newsgroup, proxy, IRC servers, multi-user interactive forums and Wi-Fi devices.

Which gets DM to wonder: How one does check in on Fido via "Doggie Cam" if you can't run a server?

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