Comcast Says FCC Has No Authority To Stop Traffic Shaping
from the lawsuit-already-shaping-up dept
This probably won't come as much of a surprise, but Comcast is now suggesting that the FCC doesn't have the authority to regulate its traffic shaping activities. This comes in response to Kevin Martin suggesting that the FCC would rule against Comcast for traffic shaping (which seemed odd enough, considering that Martin was perfectly fine with AT&T traffic shaping). Comcast is already suing the FCC over its telco favoritism, so this might just be one more thing to toss on the pile.It's tough to know who to favor in this situation -- but Comcast may be technically correct that this extends beyond the FCC's authority. Still, it might not be good policy for the company to say so, considering the efforts being made to put in place net neutrality legislation. If supporters of this legislation notice what Comcast is saying, it might just explicitly add language to the bill to give the FCC the authority that Comcast now says it doesn't have. So, even if Comcast is right, saying so out loud may not have been the wisest move at this juncture.
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Filed Under: authority, fcc, net neutrality, traffic shaping
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Will K-Mart do it to annoy Comcast but in turn annoy his telco buddies? Or will K-Mart leave Comcast alone to keep peace with his telco peeps?
Nosy, er, inquiring minds want to know!
News at 11!
Woadan
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telecommunication carriers
But now what services you offer have nothing to do with the medium you offer it over. So what about TV over copper trunks? Phone over cable? Do you have to abide by all the rules then, or is it differentiated by medium or by service?
The 'Telecommunication Acts of 1996' need to be ratified by the 'Digital Media and Content Services act of 20XX' whenever someone gets around to writing one.
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Re: telecommunication carriers
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What's traffic shaping?
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Predicted this week.
from Dave Farbers IP list.
Of course, Brett comes off like a screaming child in his little rant, and there are a couple of good responses in that thread if you care to read them.
And yes, Brett throws Comcast into the fray, as if he's sure that this is going to happen. How he knew would be an interesting question.
And calling P2P overwhelmingly criminal? Since when did a civil offense become criminal?
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Re: Predicted this week.
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Re: Predicted this week.
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That's Comcrapic
http://newteevee.com/2008/03/18/comcast-cameras-to-start-watching-you/
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http://tinyurl.com/2usdx4
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f comcast
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comcast internet email access
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