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FCC Chief Says Comcast Violated Internet Rules

Several readers sent in word that the FCC chairman, Kevin Martin, is calling for sanctions and enforcement actions against Comcast for resetting BitTorrent traffic. "Mr. Martin will circulate an order recommending enforcement action against the company on Friday among his fellow commissioners, who will vote on the measure at an open meeting on Aug. 1... Martin, a Republican, will likely get support from the two Democrats on the commission, who are both proponents of the network neutrality concept. Those three votes would be enough for a majority on the five-member commission."

Comcast Offers Wii Systems to New Subs

Comcast and Nintendo have teamed up to offer an exclusive deal to new Comcast Triple Play customers. From today until Aug. 17, those who sign up for Comcast Preferred Plus or Premier Triple Play package could receive a complimentary Wii system. Comcast Preferred Plus and Premier Triple Play packages include Comcast Digital Cable with On Demand and premium channels, Comcast Digital Voice, and Comcast High-Speed Internet with PowerBoost. To be eligible for a complimentary Wii system, a two-year contract is required.

FCC Commissioner Urges, Don't Regulate the Internet

Brett Glass writes "In an op-ed in today's Washington Post, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell makes a case against government regulation of the Internet, opining that 'engineers, not politicians or bureaucrats, should solve engineering problems.' With state governments pressuring ISPs to pull the plug on Usenet, and a proposal now in play for a censored public Internet, McDowell may have a very good point." McDowell is one of the two FCC commissioners who did not vote with the majority to punish Comcast for their BitTorrent throttling.

FCC: Comcast violated 'net neutrality' principles

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin broke with his Republican colleagues in censuring Comcast for 'discriminatory' internet practices.

FCC to Thump Comcast on Internet Filtering

The FCC is reportedly getting ready to sanction cable operator Comcast for filtering Internet traffic.

FCC: Comcast Violated U.S. Policy in Blocking 'Net Traffic

WASHINGTON — 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.

FCC Chief Clarifies His Statement On Comcast

netizenz writes "At a press conference yesterday, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has clarified his earlier statements on Comcast. According to the CircleID post by Richard Bennett, he 'will not seek a fine against Comcast. Rather, he will simply impose some reporting requirements on them and order them to do what they've already started to do, phase out the current traffic management system in favor of an application-agnostic one. This is second story in a row where the AP have got the facts backwards. Hence, both sides may now officially claim victory.'"

FCC Dealt Setback In BPL Push

SonicSpike writes in with word that an appeals court has dealt a setback to the FCC's plans to encourage broadband over power lines. The court ruled that the FCC erred when it withheld parts of the studies it had used in arriving at its position on BPL. The court did not rule that the FCC's decision was incorrect or that it should be revisited. According to the article, about 5,000 people nationwide subscribe to BPL in 35 pilot projects. We've been discussing BPL for years. "...a federal appeals court has sided in part with amateur radio operators who challenged rules designed to speed the nascent Internet service's rollout. When setting rules for BPL operators nearly two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission said it was trying to encourage deployment of a 'third pipe' to compete with cable and DSL services, while establishing

FCC Declares Comcast's Throttling Violated Net Neutrality Rules

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Bell's internet throttling illegal, Google says

Google says the internet is too important to allow Bell or other service providers to act as a 'gatekeeper.'Google says the internet is too important to allow Bell or other service providers to act as a 'gatekeeper.'

Bell's internet throttling illegal, Google says

Google says the internet is too important to allow Bell or other service providers to act as a 'gatekeeper.'Google says the internet is too important to allow Bell or other service providers to act as a 'gatekeeper.'

Daily TIPs: Will Wi-Fi Rule?, Blogging from the Top, Nanotech Safety, & More

While the Federal Communications Commission is deciding whether to reprimand Comcast for slowing down the broadband service of customers sharing files over peer-to-peer networks, AT&T says it will completely shut off any of its wireless customers it catches sharing. IP Democracy says the company filed a letter with the FCC saying its policy was spelled out in its terms of service. The site says one FCC commissioner is likely to vote against sanctioning Comcast, on the grounds that slowing down services isn’t as severe as cutting it off completely.

FCC formally rules Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent was illegal

Federal regulators voted 3-2 on Friday to declare that Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent traffic last year was unlawful, marking the first time that any U.S. broadband provider has ever been found to violate Net neutrality rules.

First Bytes: Comcast, iPhone, Microsoft, Activision

Comcast will get its comeuppance for arbitrarily blocking internet access when the FCC chief today pushes for a vote against Comcast and its practices.  [AP]

Comcast Is Reading Your Blog

Paolo writes "A Washington student got a bit of a shock when he received an email from internet service provider Comcast about comments he had made on his blog. Brandon Dilbeck, a student at the University of Washington, writes a blog and used it to complain about the service he was getting from Comcast. Shortly afterwards he got an email message from Comcast apologizing for the problems and suggesting he might look at a guide it had posted on its web site. Lyza Gardner, a vice president at a Web development company in Portland used Twitter to complain about the company and was surprised to be contacted directly. Comcast is now monitoring blogs as a way of improving its image among customers. The company was ranked at the bottom of the most recent American Customer Satisfaction Index.

MYSTERY SHOPPER CONCEPTSPREADING TO INTERNET RETAILINGCAMBRIDGE, MA - The concept of mystery shoppers is spreading to the Internet, according to Leslie Carothers, president of of The Kaleidoscope Partnership (TKP), a Boca Raton, FL internet consultin

CAMBRIDGE, MA – The concept of mystery shoppers is spreading to Internet retialing, according to Leslie Carothers, president of of The Kaleidoscope Partnership (TKP), a Boca Raton, FL, internet consulting firm.

Abazias Diamonds Makes Internet Retailer's Top 500 List

Abazias.com, a leading online diamond supplier, joins Blue Nile and beats much of the competition by appearing on Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide for 2008 GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(Business Wire)-- Abazias.com (OTCBB:ABZA) has joined the likes of Blue Nile (NasdaqGS: NILE) and Ice.com by making it into the 2008 Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. Internet Retailer has compiled an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the top 500 largest and most successful e-retailers. The list is based on 2007 annual web sales, search engine rankings, and key customer service features. Readers can see a compelling and detailed profile of Abazias Diamonds in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. Abazias is showcased as one of the 500 trailblazers who have helped make Internet retailing one of the fastest growing segments of the U.

Sirius, XM Merger Gets FCC Approval

Multiple readers, including koavf, have written to tell us the FCC has finally approved the Sirius-XM merger that has been in the works for quite a while now. CNN has picked up AP coverage as well. We discussed approval of the merger by the Justice Department a few months ago. From CNN: "The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to approve the buyout, with the tiebreaker coming Friday night from Republican commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate. Tate had insisted that the companies settle charges that they violated FCC rules before she would approve the deal. The companies agreed this week to pay $19.7 million to the U.S. Treasury for violations related to radio receivers and ground-based signal repeaters. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin confirmed the final vote Friday night.

Growing Popularity, Ubiquitous Broadband to Change the Face of Internet Search

FRISCO, TX, Aug 23 (MARKET WIRE) -- (PINKSHEETS: NXPC) A recent survey conducted by PEW Internet & American Life Project (PIP) reveals that "almost half of all Internet users now use search engines on a typical day," an increase of 69% from 2002 when Pew Internet & American Life Project first tracked search activity. The PIP survey also finds that those who use broadband connections at home are "significantly more likely" to use search than those with a dialup connection. According to Scott Grizzle, chief marketing officer for NeXplore Corporation, search's growing popularity and the proliferation of broadband will drive dramatic changes in the Internet search experience, particularly in how consumers interact with search engine results pages (SERPs).

TechWeb's Internet Evolution Publishes Dual Blogs by Internet Founders

PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TechWeb's Internet Evolution, a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, has gone back to the Internet's co-founders in search of answers about the looming crisis in Web congestion.

Sandvine CEO Says Internet Monitoring a Necessity

Khalid Baheyeldin writes in with a CBC interview with the CEO of Sandvine, Dave Caputo (bio here). Sandvine is the Waterloo, Ontario-based company that provides the technology that Comcast and other ISPs use to overrule Net neutrality by, for example, injecting RST packets to disrupt Bittorrent traffic. Caputo says, among other things, that Internet monitoring is a necessity. Some of the comments to the interview are more tech-savvy than the interviewee comes across.

TechWeb's Internet Evolution Publishes Dual Blogs by Internet Founders

NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb's Internet Evolution, a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, has gone back to the Internet's co-founders in search of answers about the looming crisis in Web congestion.

TechWeb's Internet Evolution Publishes Dual Blogs by Internet Founders

NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TechWeb's Internet Evolution, a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, has gone back to the Internet's co-founders in search of answers about the looming crisis in Web congestion.

TechWeb's Internet Evolution Publishes Dual Blogs by Internet Founders

NEW YORK, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TechWeb's Internet Evolution, a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of the Internet, has gone back to the Internet's co-founders in search of answers about the looming crisis in Web congestion.

Comcast to throttle some customers' Web speeds

Comcast reportedly plans to reduce Internet service to customers it deems to be using too much bandwidth, a move that comes on the heels of federal regulators ruling that the Internet service provider violated the law by throttling BitTorrent transfers.

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