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Congressman Tells Comcast, Hands Off BitTorrent
An anonymous reader writes "Just a few months back, the Net Neutrality debate was all but dead. Luckily for fans of a free Internet, the telcos are their own worst enemies. Recent stories involving Verizon Wireless blocking pro-choice groups, AT&T censoring Pearl Jam's anti-war comments from a streaming concert, and most recently, Comcast finally admitting to using anti-BitTorrent filters. The Net Neutrality debate would appear to be alive and kicking, with Congressman Rick Boucher (D-VA) being the first politician to make a public statement sharply criticizing Comcast's actions."
As a Comcast customer in Virginia, I am glad that Congressman Boucher is taking a stand for net neutrality. Mostly because I need to get my share ratio back up.
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Yes, we'll all pretend that's what you were really downloading. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more.
Technoli
Indeed. We demand that our presidents' faces be "presidential," discriminating against those with "non-presidential" faces. Facial discrimination is the great unspoken tragedy that stalks this nation. Fight facism now!
Tags != Comments, and -1 (Troll) != -1 (I Would Respond Angrily To This Poster So They Must Be Trolling)
"My bits are just as important as the next guy."
Yes but your bits aren't as large as the next guy's so you'll have to compensate with a cool car.
"Growing old is inevitable; growing up is optional."
*Whoooosh*
Microsoft Sucks, F/OSS Rocks. I get mod points now right?
I'm a comcast customer and have never used bittorrent until comcast started this BS; now I running BT out of spite.
Apocalypse Cancelled, Sorry, No Ticket Refunds
Cut and paste... /tmp/gutsy-wrestling-babes-dvd-i386.iso.torrent /home/-------/Ubuntu/gutsy-dvd-i386.iso
4336.0 of 4336.0 MB at 63.49 KB/s
16 hours, 59 minutes, and 51 seconds
She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.