Community | August 01, 2008 | 6 comments

Net Neutrality Victory: FCC Votes 3-2 Against Comcast

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"Comcast was delaying subscribers' downloads and blocking their uploads. It was doing so 24/7, regardless of the amount of congestion on the network or how small the file might be," Mr. Martin said. "Even worse, Comcast was hiding that fact by making affected users think there was a problem with their Internet connection or the application. Today, the commission tells Comcast to stop."

The Federal Communications Commission on Friday voted 3-2 to cite Comcast Corp. for throttling Internet traffic to customers who use high-bandwidth file-sharing services.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants the reprimand to set a precedent for how Internet providers can control the flow of Web traffic to consumers.

Comcast, for its part, is reviewing its legal options. The cable giant believes it shouldn't be punished for actions that the FCC hasn't addressed through formal rules.

At an FCC meeting on the Comcast reprimand, Mr. Martin had harsh words for Comcast.
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