Comments on: Comcast to FCC: Ow! My Wrist!

By: Comcast Vows to Throttle Customers, Not BitTorrent | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:27:54 +0000

[...] Comcast for interfering with its Internet customers’ right to access. And while it’s largely toothless, it is quite critical of the company’s so-called “network management practices” [...]

By: Network Neutrality - the Double Edged Sword « Connected

Network Neutrality - the Double Edged Sword « Connected — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:29:57 +0000

[...] starters, the FCC’s ruling has no teeth and can be viewed as just a slap on the wrist. It cannot be enforced by the agency and will undoubtedly be challenged because the Supreme Court [...]

By: FCC to Comcast: Cut It Out | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:48:08 +0000

[...] the Federal Communications Commission punished Comcast with a precedent-setting reprimand today for slowing some Internet traffic. “Comcast was delaying subscribers’ downloads and blocking their uploads. It was doing so 24/7, [...]

By: Brett Glass

Brett Glass — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:09:24 +0000

Comcast was doing the right thing by managing traffic. Alas, a few very well funded inside-the-Beltway lobbyists beseiged Congress and the FCC (which is no longer an expert agency; the techies are left and it’s purely political) with misinformation, and got their way. This is a great example of what happens when lobbyists get the ear of regulators and legislators, who see political advantage in swallowing the falsehood and none in listening to those who try to set the record straight.