FCC Report Hard On Comcast

The Federal Communications Commission has released a report into the packet shaping practices of Comcast Corp., the largest U.S. cable provider. "Should [the FCC] see evidence that providers of telecommunications for internet access or IP-enabled services are violating principles, we will not hesitate to take action to address that conduct," a 67 page ruling said. The FCC also said Comcast had "misleadingly disclaimed any responsibility for the customers' [bandwidth] problems" in reference to their practice of slowing and blocking customers use of peer-to-peer applications such as BitTorrent. In Canada, the CRTC is looking into similar practices by Canada's largest ISP, Bell Inc.