Goaldeje Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Click Link for More: http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKBNG1334420080711 The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday he will recommend that Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet, The Associated Press reported. Comcast, the second largest U.S. Internet service provider, has been accused of blocking some Web traffic via services such as file-sharing applications like the popular BitTorrent used by consumers to share large media files. Comcast has "arbitrarily" blocked Internet access, regardless of the level of traffic, and failed to disclose to consumers that it was doing so, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told the news service. Comcast has denied it blocks individual traffic and said the use of network management is essential to avoid congestion and impairment of online video applications like Veoh or voice-over-Internet Protocol services like Vonage. Martin will circulate an order recommending enforcement action against the company on Friday among his fellow commissioners, who will vote on the measure at an open meeting on Aug. 1, the news agency said. The order follows an FCC investigation prompted by complaints about Comcast by Internet advocacy group Free Press and digital media company Vuze Inc. Click Link for More: http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKBNG1334420080711 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Hope he has the votes to punish Comcast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Wow, go FCC. Don't think I've ever said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stophovr6 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Damnit. This could be good and bad. I use Comcast, and I wouldn't mind seeing THEM get raped for once. But that probably means they will up the charges if they do. ****s. This monopoly on cable internet is unfair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedlightG20 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Whatever kind of punishment the FCC would hand down in this case, it won't be enough to put a dent in Comcast. They, Time Warner, Verizon and AT&T are raking in big bucks right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I hear Comcast will really screw you if you have Vonage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goaldeje Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 I hear Comcast will really screw you if you have Vonage. Really? I had Vonage for a while, and never had any trouble with Comcast. Had plenty of trouble with Vonage, which is why I now use Comcast for phone, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwoody86 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Really? I had Vonage for a while, and never had any trouble with Comcast. Had plenty of trouble with Vonage, which is why I now use Comcast for phone, however. ...and point proven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Is this the same thing as "Fair Usage"? Since I now live in the country, I had to get a HughesNet satelite for my highspeed internet, and I just found out that on my plan, I am limited to 200 MGs download per day under their "Fair Usage" policy, which also counts if I go onto say YouTube and open a video, as it opens that also counts the same as if I am downloading a file :thud: And if I exceed the limit, it will slow down my internet speed for 24 hours or longer. The only way I can get by this is to download stuff between 3 and 6 AM EST, when they do not count it against me. Hopefully the FCC can do something about that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Update Okay, I just got off the phone with HughesNet tech support, which wasn't in the US by the way, but India I was told that not only would downloading files and opening videos count against me, but also if I just open a page like MSN.com, things like all the pictures opening and even videos that open by themselves that come on that I can't control and even streaming internet radio counts against my daily usage as well That's BULL:pooh:!!!! Does anyone live near to Germantown, Maryland, specially the HughesNet Work Systems offices? If so I would like to find their e-mail address. The tech guy on the phone (the one in India) gave me a snail mail address, but I want something faster They have a website at customercare.myhughesnet.com, but the stupid damn thing is down right now, go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Wow, go FCC.Don't think I've ever said that. :laugh: I was thinking the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I love Cox! Eww... gross. Comcast sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I love Cox! I knew it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I knew it! And thus explains my infatuation with Coldplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC4 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Well, getting back to the subject at hand and not talk about other's penises, here is something from today's NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/technology/12comcast.html?th&emc=th F.C.C. Chief Would Bar Comcast From Imposing Web Restrictions By SAUL HANSELL Published: July 12, 2008 Federal regulators are prepared to take action against sellers of Internet access that want to restrict what their customers can do online. Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said Friday that Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, should be sanctioned because it had interfered with the Internet connections of users who were exchanging files with other people. Mr. Martin’s recommendation is a strong push for network neutrality, the idea that Internet access providers like Comcast should not be allowed to favor some uses of their networks over others. Internet companies like Google and free speech advocates have backed this approach. The cable and phone companies that provide most of the nation’s Internet service have argued that such rules were not needed. They have said that they should be free to run their networks as they see fit, and that there had been no cases of problems with such discrimination. Comcast’s practice of slowing the use of BitTorrent, a method of trading video, music and software files, provides such a case. The practice was intended to prevent frequent file-swappers from clogging up the company’s network. ***Click link at top for full article*** Note: You must sign up for the NYTimes free service to read whole article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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