Even if the FCC can do nothing more than fine Comcast for its activities, any information gathered during the FCC investigation is ripe for subpoenas from civil lawsuits against Comcast, especially a class action suit.
I'm just waiting for someone to slap them with a copyright violation after they copy the computer data. All it would take is something simple like a simple text document of a manuscript. I may have missed the memo on it, but I don't recall an exemption for government agencies in regards to IP violations.
The No. 3 reason covers some of the major hardware issues, but the one aspect of this it lacked was parts availability. Laptops are built with such propriety that it is a pain to get parts. Even if an IT group can perform repairs without violating warranties, the parts still require more time to acquire from a manufacturer than desktop parts. This lack of availability also helps drive the price of the parts upward in comparison to desktop parts.
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Even if the FCC can do nothing more than fine Comcast for its activities, any information gathered during the FCC investigation is ripe for subpoenas from civil lawsuits against Comcast, especially a class action suit.
I'm just waiting for someone to slap them with a copyright violation after they copy the computer data. All it would take is something simple like a simple text document of a manuscript. I may have missed the memo on it, but I don't recall an exemption for government agencies in regards to IP violations.
The No. 3 reason covers some of the major hardware issues, but the one aspect of this it lacked was parts availability. Laptops are built with such propriety that it is a pain to get parts. Even if an IT group can perform repairs without violating warranties, the parts still require more time to acquire from a manufacturer than desktop parts. This lack of availability also helps drive the price of the parts upward in comparison to desktop parts.