Comments on: FCC Unimpressed by Comcast's "Network Managment"

By: How Neutral Should Wireless Networks Be?

How Neutral Should Wireless Networks Be? — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:00:23 +0000

[...] management can also be used as an excuse to block services that might be competitive to the ISP, such as Comcast blocking P2P traffic, and may also indicate an unwillingness to upgrade capacity to meet actual [...]

By: Comcast Clarifies Its Network Management Efforts Again - GigaOM

Comcast Clarifies Its Network Management Efforts Again - GigaOM — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:07:44 +0000

[...] FCC over allegations that it was blocking peer-to-peer traffic. During the subsequent hearing the FCC made clear that it, too, was unimpressed with Comcast’s so-called network management effor… because it felt that customers were not adequately informed about them. Further, as the agency [...]

By: The Battle Over Your TV - GigaOM

The Battle Over Your TV - GigaOM — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:16:34 +0000

[...] footprint in the market (Comcast alone has 24.7 million cable customers), and they have proven, by throttling certain kinds of traffic, that they can play dirty. Now they’re even considering usage-based pricing, which would mean [...]

By: Comcast Caught, Denies Blocking Traffic - GigaOM

Comcast Caught, Denies Blocking Traffic - GigaOM — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:11:36 +0000

[...] Comcast has been accused of blocking traffic several times in its history and may have even admitted to more than the straight up P2P blocking we all knew about. But late yesterday, Comcast finally got it’s comeuppance. Sort of. Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and close personal friend to the cable competitors, the telecom industry, could take no more. [...]

By: Comcast’s Kinder, Gentler Network Management - GigaOM

Comcast’s Kinder, Gentler Network Management - GigaOM — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:32:54 +0000

[...] getting lambasted on blogs and dragged before the FCC for its former network management practices, which included surreptitiously throttling P2P video [...]

By: Lessig Lectures the FCC on the Need for Neutrality

Lessig Lectures the FCC on the Need for Neutrality — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:28:55 +0000

[...] Though invited by FCC chairman Kevin Martin, all the major Internet service providers — AT&T, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, among others — declined to participate in Thursday’s open meeting. Comcast, which waded into a debacle on several levels at the last such open meeting at Harvard, was slammed by several panelists Thursday, including by Robb Topolski, who is credited as being one of the first to detect Comcast’s disputed P2P blocking activities. [...]

By: » FCC at Stanford: No BitTorrent? Sidecut Reports

» FCC at Stanford: No BitTorrent? Sidecut Reports — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:12:27 +0000

[...] now, but it seems like a huge missed opportunity since BT is sort-of responsible for the whole Comcast-blocking mess in the first place. (But then the two firms are BFF now, right? [...]

By: Lessig Lectures the FCC on the Need for Neutrality - GigaOM

Lessig Lectures the FCC on the Need for Neutrality - GigaOM — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:53:27 +0000

By: FCC at Stanford: No BitTorrent? « Sidecut Reports

FCC at Stanford: No BitTorrent? « Sidecut Reports — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:57:55 +0000

[...] now, but it seems like a huge missed opportunity since BT is sort-of responsible for the whole Comcast-blocking mess in the first place. (But then the two firms are BFF now, right? [...]

By: SPIN CITY: Comcast, BitTorrent Non-Deal - GigaOM

SPIN CITY: Comcast, BitTorrent Non-Deal - GigaOM — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:26:31 +0000

[...] adviser, Tony Werner. It’s actually a bit of a non-deal and a way for Comcast to save face after its P2P traffic management gaffe. Chris Albrecht over on NewTeeVee sees this as a “let’s be friends” move. To me [...]

By: Comcast to BitTorrent: Let’s Be Friends « NewTeeVee

Comcast to BitTorrent: Let’s Be Friends « NewTeeVee — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:02:19 +0000

[...] format works more smoothly over Comcast’s network. The cable company has been embroiled in a public controversy over its policy of throttling BitTorrent files as a means of shaping its network [...]

By: Internet. » Blog Archive » FCC Tries Again on Network Managment

Internet. » Blog Archive » FCC Tries Again on Network Managment — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:50:35 +0000

[...] management hearings to be held on the Stanford campus on April 17. A do-over of the hearings that were held last month at Harvard, perhaps? That gathering was driven, at least in part, by Comcast throttling BitTorrent traffic. [...]

By: FCC Tries Again on Network Managment - GigaOM

FCC Tries Again on Network Managment - GigaOM — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:55:21 +0000

By: Alice Lee

Alice Lee — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:19:47 +0000

Here’s the problem: Comcast takes the same approach to public debate that it has to Internet access: that it can wield substantial political and market power to shut out debate and shut up people. For too long, communications policymaking has been rigged against us. We need to send a wakeup call to phone and cable giants and their powerful lobbyists that they will no longer set the agenda. Check out this new video we just released: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYGtNmmb2y0

The purpose of the Internet is to give power over information to everyone. The role of our elected leaders is to protect our basic right to communicate from those who want to take it away from us. Whether it’s on the Internet or at public hearings we must stand up for everyone’s right to connect.

By: richard

richard — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:22:17 +0000

The fact that even the republicans are worried is a good sign, though action speaks louder than words, so we’ll see.

Also, for the record, the Democratic commissioner you refer to is Jon Adelstein http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/adelstein/ not Jay Alderstein.

By: Tim Street

Tim Street — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:07:24 +0000

I hope this gets worked out soon and that it all falls in favor of the little guys so that we all have a chance to keep chasing our dreams.