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Comcast to stop hampering internet File-sharing
Wasn't expecting this, but nice to see at least some focus towards net neutrality amongst the ISPs emerging, and at least recognizing the use out of file-sharing services. Think this will get change much in Congress/Senate towards their recent attempts at legislation on Net Neutrality, or the proposal of future laws in that regard, if the industry itself is moving towards more inclusive architexture?
United States cable and internet service provider Comcast Corp., under investigation for hampering online file-sharing by its subscribers, announced Thursday an about-face in its stance and said it would treat all types of Internet traffic equally.
Since user reports of interference with file-sharing traffic were confirmed by an Associated Press investigation in October, Comcast has been vigorously defending its practices, most recently at a hearing of the Federal Communications Commission in February.
Consumer and "net neutrality" advocates have been vigorous in their attacks on the company, saying that by secretly blocking some connections between file-sharing computers, Comcast made itself a judge and gatekeeper for the internet. They also accused Comcast of stifling delivery of internet video, an emerging competitor to the cable company's core business.
Comcast has said that its practices were necessary to keep file-sharing traffic from overwhelming local cable lines, where neighbours share capacity with one another.
On Thursday, Comcast said that by the end of the year, it will move to a system that manages capacity without favouring one type of traffic over another.
"This means that we will have to rapidly reconfigure our network management systems, but the outcome will be a traffic management technique that is more appropriate for today's emerging internet trends," Tony Werner, Comcast's chief technology officer, said in a statement.
Wasn't expecting this, but nice to see at least some focus towards net neutrality amongst the ISPs emerging, and at least recognizing the use out of file-sharing services. Think this will get change much in Congress/Senate towards their recent attempts at legislation on Net Neutrality, or the proposal of future laws in that regard, if the industry itself is moving towards more inclusive architexture?
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I mean, do-a-double-take-because-you-can't-believe-it good news?
That would only be true if they dropped their upload cap. They have not.
Its likely a different way of accomplishing their goal of minimzing P2P traffic on their network thats less visible to the user. I have a feeling they are not providing all of the facts in this statement, though. That's based on previous denial of taking such actions like terminating connections, and their flooding of the FCC's hearing with seat warmers whom they paid and bused in.
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Maybe it's the clever wording on their end, but the cynic in me sees this as them just throttling all other protocols as much as they throttle bittorrent. Fair and balanced for everyone!
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