U.S. punishes Comcast to block transfers across P2P networks
Comcast violated a federal rule to block the exchange of files via P2P networks ( “wide”) from some users. This is the judgement handed down by the Federal Communications Commission in the United States, the FCC (its acronym in English), in relation to this case, as reported yesterday, several U.S. media.
Although ultimately the ISP has not been punished, the FCC’s decision sets a precedent in the country considering that the U.S. action goes against Comcast Net Neutrality and the very philosophy and rights of users Internet.
Therefore, the failure of federal agency-by three votes in favour and two against-forcing Comcast to stop blocking the transfer of network users of P2P file sharing, BitTorrent as the end of the year. In addition, 30 days must make known to the public its methods for handling Internet traffic and ensuring open access to the network.
Comcast came last fall to block P2P transfers some of its customers to ensure the efficiency of its network, causing complaints from them. The company, which plans to appeal the ruling of the FCC, argues that traffic has slowed but it has not blocked.
