Comcast to FCC: 'Yes, We Throttle BitTorrent Traffic, but So What?'

[Jorge]

Formally defends its controversial interference of P2P traffic in testimony before the FCC.
Comcast testified before the FCC in formal comments Tuesday that hampering some file-sharing traffic by its customers was a justifiable way to keep network traffic flowing for everyone.
The company's network management practices that cause a disruption in BitTorrent traffic is the subject of formal complaints to the FCC from consumer groups and law professors.
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[El Comandante]

There's a new net neutrality bill in the House (Internet Freedom Preservation Act). Contact your representative if you like it. It is co-sponsored by Rep. Charles "Chip" Pickering (R-Miss.) Amazon.com, Google, and a number of consumer advocacy groups are backing it and it may have a shot. see it here..

http://markey.house.gov/docs/telecomm/hr5353.pdf