Comcast still maintain innocence after FCC verdict
Filed under: Broadband, Computers
On August 1, the FCC concluded that Comcast had violated federal policies. The cable operator was found guilty of interfering with customer’s use of peer-to-peer applications. Comcast still do not find anything wrong with this and still maintain that they are innocence.
Comcast have said that their practices are consistent with industry practices; Sena Fitzmaurice said that they did not block access to Websites or online applications; these include peer-to-peer services.
Comcast managed to escape a fine from the Federal Communications Commission, but they have imposed a deadline on the cable operator. Comcast are now considering all their legal options.
The Comcast case goes back to last year when the FCC received a complaint that the cable operator had an unfair bandwidth policy. According to the complaint, Comcast was altering peer-to-peer connections.
Comcast did say that some broadband users tend to use a huge amount of bandwidth, this then overwhelms the network. This kind of usage threatens to harm the online experience for others.
Comcast has to submit to the Commission’s Order, a compliance plan describing how it intends to put a stop to these practices. They have 30 days to do this.