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Comcast Continues to Block Peer to Peer Traffic

narramissic writes "A report released Thursday by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) finds that Comcast continues to use hacker-like techniques to slow down customers' connections to some P-to-P (peer-to-peer) applications. The EFF said that Comcast... ...full story at slashdot

from slashdot on Sat, Dec 01 2007

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17 Apr 08 visit Comcast proposes P2P 'bill of rights'  »  the register (uk) Skips FCC hearing As the FCC continues to investigate its choke hold on BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer file-sharing traffic, Comcast has proposed a "bill of rights and responsibilities" for P2P users and internet service providers.…
22 May 08 visit Verizon, Comcast Say They Are P2P Friendly  »  slashdot An anonymous reader writes "Verizon and Comcast announced they will not 'block or throttle Internet traffic delivered via peer-to-peer networks' — essentially proclaiming that they are now P2P friendly. The decision came as a result of a test...
04 Sep 08 visit Comcast Appeals FCC's Net Neutrality Ruling  »  slashdot Ian Lamont writes "Comcast has filed a court appeal of an FCC ruling that says the company can't delay peer-to-peer traffic on its network because it violates FCC net neutrality principles. A Comcast VP said the FCC ruling is 'legally inappropriate,' but...
20 Nov 07 visit Cox pulls a Comcast with eDonkey  »  the register (uk) Remove tumor. Bust ISP Comcast isn't the only American ISP throttling peer-to-peer file sharing traffic. Cox Communications is pulling exactly the same trick.…
05 Sep 08 visit Comcast files FCC impotence suit  »  the register (uk) 'We will comply without complying' As expected, Comcast has appealed the landmark FCC order that sanctioned the American ISP for secretly blocking BitTorrents and other peer-to-peer traffic.…

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