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FCC chief sticks it to Crapcast on his way out; about the VoIP stuff
Topic Started: Jan 21 2009, 12:50 PM (36 Views)
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Heck yeah Martin. :thumb:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKN2147374520090121

FCC slaps Comcast, fuels network neutrality hopes

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A last-minute bid by the outgoing chief federal communications regulator to deepen a probe of Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) is fueling the hopes of those pushing for unfettered access to the Internet.

The Federal Communications Commission said this week that Comcast's attempt to revise the practices it uses to manage Internet traffic unfairly favors its own voice Internet service.

The last day at the FCC of Kevin Martin, the outgoing Republican chief, was Tuesday, which leaves the issue to his successor. Democratic sources say the new chairman will be technology executive Julius Genachowski, who advised President Barack Obama on his technology agenda during the transition period.

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In a precedent-setting decision last year, the five-member FCC voted 3-2 to uphold a complaint accusing Comcast of violating the FCC's open-Internet principles by blocking file-sharing services, such as those that distribute video and television shows.

"What this represents in my view is the commission taking seriously what it started with its investigation of Comcast," Scott said.

The case became a flash point in a debate over a concept known as "network neutrality," which pits open-Internet advocates against some Internet service providers, which say they need to take reasonable steps to manage ever-growing traffic on their networks for the good of all users.

Comcast, which is appealing the FCC's earlier decision, has since revised its practices. But the FCC said in a letter this week that the company is still discriminating, this time in how it treats voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, calls.

The FCC wants "a detailed justification for Comcast's disparate treatment of its own VoIP service as compared to that offered by other VoIP providers on its network," agency staff wrote in a letter dated Jan. 18.

A spokeswoman for Comcast could not be reached for comment.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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