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Comcast files FCC impotence suit

'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.… ...full story at the register (uk)

from the register (uk) on Fri, Sep 05 2008

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23 Oct 07 visit Comcast: We're Delaying, Not Blocking, BitTorrent Traffic (Brad Stone/Bits)  »  techmeme Comcast: We're Delaying, Not Blocking, BitTorrent Traffic  —  Last week, the folks at cable giant Comcast asked for more time to give a nuanced response to a report that the company was blocking some peer-to-peer traffic on its...
01 Dec 07 visit Comcast Continues to Block Peer to Peer Traffic  »  slashdot 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...
28 Mar 08 visit Comcast admits it can do the impossible  »  the register (uk) 'We will stop busting BitTorrents' Faced with continued scrutiny from the US Federal Communications Commission, Comcast has agreed to release its choke hold on BitTorrent and other peer-to-peer traffic. It says it will soon adopt an alternative method of...
15 Nov 07 visit Comcast Sued Over BitTorrent Blocking - UPDATED (Ryan Singel/Threat Level)  »  techmeme Comcast Sued Over BitTorrent Blocking - UPDATED  —  A California man filed suit in state court Tuesday against internet service provider Comcast, arguing that the company's secret use of technology to limit peer-to-peer applications such...
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.…

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