Comcast Backed By NBC, Viacom In Network Neutrality Dispute

COMCAST BACKED BY NBC, VIACOM IN NETWORK NEUTRALITY DISPUTE
[SOURCE: Dow Jones, AUTHOR: Corey Boles corey.boles@dowjones.com]
Comcast has found allies in its fight to convince the Federal Communications Commission that it was doing nothing wrong when it slowed customers' access to certain applications on its high speed Internet network. Broadcasters NBC Universal Inc. and Viacom Inc. (VIA) filed comments at the FCC supporting Comcast's right to engage in reasonable network management. The companies argued that if Internet network operators are not permitted to manage their networks it will hamper their abilities to fight the flow of pirated content on the Web.
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