Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Friday 2 November 2007. 08:54:00
P2P throttling breaks FCC 'net neutrality' policy
CONSUMER groups and legal scholars have formally asked the US Federal Communications Commission to stop Comcast throttling file sharing. If the FCC takes notice, it will be the first real test of the watchdog's 'net neutrality' policy. In the past, the FCC has said ISPs can't block customers from Web sites or from using Internet-based applications. So far it has not enforced that policy. However hacks from Associated Press found that Comcast targeted BitTorrent and slowed down its ability to work. This left the company open to claims that it was shutting down users who wanted to download legitamate films and music....
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