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FCC Considers Taking Action Against Comcast

Posted by Zonk on from the considering-a-crack-down dept.

Presto Vivace writes "According to CNet the Federal Communications Commission is considering taking action against cable operator Comcast modifying peer-to-peer traffic, a subject we've discussed here in the past. 'It looks like Chairman Martin, and by extension the commission, sees Comcast as going beyond simply managing its network. But even if the FCC decides that Comcast has violated Net neutrality principles, it's unclear what the agency can actually do to Comcast. The principles are not agency regulation.'"

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  1. Verizon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess the check cleared.

  2. Re:Take their license away? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    If I sent you a letter and it arrived in five days instead of one day, I would complain. If the post office deliberately threw away my letters, I would complain a lot louder.

    You're analogy is poor, because dropping packets when a network is busy is part of the standard. Also, you failed to capture the fact that the rest packets are forged. The finally problem with you analogy is that it didn't mention cars.

  3. Penalty phase by edwardpickman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Excerpt from ruling......

    Bad Comcast, Bad Comcast, Bad.

    We're sorry we had to be so harsh.

  4. Re:Take their license away? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The finally problem with you analogy is that it didn't mention cars. Or Soviet Russia. Because, in Soviet Russia, the packets drop you.
  5. Setup by iknownuttin · · Score: 3, Funny
    I haven't had any problems with speed or connectivity when using torrents and I will admit that while I do leave several legal torrents open at night and on the weekends there are those that are not so legal from time to time. ..

    I haven't experienced any of this slow down or even ask other comments have suggested the "end packets" or whatever that mess up my downloads.

    Duduuuude! The FBI is setting you up! Get out!!! Now!

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  6. Re:Take their license away? by snowraver1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nope, try this example:

    Comcast is like a car, er wait, truck, no... HUMMER and you are behind them in traffic, but you drive a Pinto. All you can smell is the diesel exaust from the Hummer. Then the driver of the hummer gets out and kicks you in the face, but there is a dear john letter stuck to his boot, that is now stuck to your face. You can't see where you are going, so you go home, but when you get there your cat is hanging from the celing with a puddle of water on the ground. There is no evidence of struggle, so obvously your cat committed suicide by standing on a large block of ice and slowly hanging itself. You look at your cable modem and the "sync" light is slowly blinking... no internet. Damn! screwed by Comcast again!

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  7. Re:Local Monopolies by ccarson · · Score: 0, Funny

    I'd make a comment here but I'm afraid Comcast is watching me. *Adjusts tin foil hat* Seriously though, they're always watching me.