Administrator Lite Posted November 1, 2007 Administrator Share Posted November 1, 2007 A coalition of consumer groups and legal scholars on Thursday formally asked the Federal Communications Commission to stop Comcast Corp. from interfering with file sharing by its Internet subscribers.Two of the groups are also asking the FCC to fine Comcast $195,000 for every affected subscriber.The petitions will be the first real test of the FCC's stance on the so-called "Net Neutrality" issue. The agency has said that Internet service providers can't block customers from Web sites or from using Internet-based applications, but it has not had to enforce that policy, given the long-standing industry practice of treating all Internet traffic substantially equally. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dock98 Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 go get em.about somebody stood up to them.i hope they win.maybe it will teach other isps a lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrVoice Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Here's hoping it works out in the users' favor. *fingers crossed* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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