FCC rules Comcast violated Internet access policy

By JOHN DUNBAR , Associated Press Writer, Technology / Telecom

(AP) -- A divided Federal Communications Commission has ruled that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers and has ordered the cable giant to change the way it manages its network.

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Posted by enantiomer2000 08/01/08 16:06

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Good for the FCC. Put that scumbag corporation in its place.

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Posted by gopher65 08/01/08 19:12

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I don't think it is wrong that they are trying to manage their traffic. I think it is wrong that they are outright LYING about how they are doing it, and purposefully deceiving their customers as to the type of service that they are getting. You know what my ISP does? They simply tell us exactly how much bandwidth we can use a month. If we want more, we have to buy it. But however much bandwidth we buy, we can use it whenever, and however, we want (provided that what we are doing is legal, but that's usually a given).

What my ISP *doesn't* do is sell us "unlimited" bandwidth, and then tell us we can only use it for browsing text files between the times of 1 and 2 am on nights that have a blue moon. Which is essentially what that slimebag company comcast is doing.

So it isn't *what* they are doing (realistic network management) that I have a problem with, it is *how* they are doing it. All they need to do is be honest, and sell their available bandwidth in discreet packages. But apparently that's too straightforward for them.