Comcast Finally Files Suit Against FCC Over Traffic Shaping 353
Following up on their threat last year to sue the FCC over sanctions imposed, Comcast has finally filed suit, stating that there are no statutes or regulations that support the FCC's authority to stop traffic shaping procedures. "First, let's recap: After months of proceedings, hearings, and investigations, the FCC concluded on August 1, 2008 that Comcast was discriminating against certain P2P applications using deep packet inspection techniques. These methods thwarted the ability of users to share video and other files via BitTorrent. 'Comcast was delaying subscribers' downloads and blocking their uploads,' declared then FCC Chair Kevin Martin. 'It was doing so 24/7, regardless of the amount of congestion on the network or how small the file might be. Even worse, Comcast was hiding that fact by making [affected] users think there was a problem with their Internet connection or the application.'"
Re:Not traffic shaping! (Score:4, Funny)
... NO good ISP does this, by definition.
Well mine does, and it is absolutely COMCASTIC! My turtle is now a much faster... turtle.
oh man... (Score:1, Funny)
As a law student who is taking a communications law class fall semester, I must say...
I think I found a good topic for the required paper...
Re:/. Standards (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Not traffic shaping! (Score:3, Funny)
Except that isn't what comcast was caught doing. To use your freeway analogy, it's more like Comcast put up a big sign that said "Trucks use this exit" except instead of an exit, it was a cliff
Please don't give me any ideas...
Re:Precisely. (Score:1, Funny)
Actually, I was downloading my WoW updates, you self-righteous douchemonger. If I break the law, either send my ass to jail or sue me. But don't just claim I broke the law when you have no fucking proof, you cum guzzling gutter slut pig whore.