Comcast ordered to alter network management

August 01, 2008 In a precedent-setting decision, the FCC has ordered Comcast to stop restricting its broadband users from sharing movies, TV shows and music by way of Internet protocols like BitTorrent. The issue was brought to the FCC's attention by consumer groups complaining that Comcast was blocking access to BitTorrent and other file-sharing services. Comcast countered that it simply was taking the most logical course of action to maintain the proper flow of Internet traffic, but the FCC found otherwise.

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