FCC Opens Net Neutrality Probe of Comcast

FCC OPENS NET NEUTRALITY PROBE OF COMCAST
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Comcast Corp., the nation's leading provider of residential high-speed Internet access, has received official word that it is being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission in connection with its network management practices, two sources said Monday. The FCC's Enforcement Bureau, according to sources, sent Comcast a letter on Jan. 11 that spelled out in general terms the agency's interest in knowing whether Comcast is managing its network in a manner consistent with the agency's August 2005 “policy statement” with four consumer-centric “principles” to ensure that “that broadband networks are widely deployed, open, affordable, and accessible to all consumers.” The FCC probe follows Associated Press articles positioning Comcast as blocking peer-to-peer file sharing Internet transmissions by BitTorrent users. The articles triggered complaints at the FCC that Comcast violated the agency's principles, one of which states that “consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement.”
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