Comcast guilty today of secretly degrading network traffic

The Federal Communications Commission found Comcast guilty today of secretly degrading network traffic. The broadband provider was throttling P2P traffic from BitTorrent and broke network neutrality principles while doing this.

Europe has similar problems with Tiscali and other broadband providers. Will they be next to face a similar judgment from European powers?

Certain broadband providers have trouble working out the difference between P2P traffic from BitTorrent and P2P from gaming. This has been experienced by thousands of gamers with games like Call of Duty 4.

The FCC rejected Comcast’s claim that network throttling is part of routine network management. Comcast was found guilty on a 3-2 vote and it has now been ordered to stop blocking traffic.

It is very misleading when broadband providers block P2P traffic and do not make this clear when we sign up. The FCC recognized this and said Comcast misled consumers when it did not properly disclose its P2P policy.

Do you think the FCC’s actions are justified or do you think they are trying to regulate the Internet?

Source: Read