Comcast on the hot seat over BitTorrent

With its handling of file-sharing traffic under scrutiny, the ISP and its foes answer to the FCC on broadband practices.

FCC: No plans for a Comcast-BitTorrent hearing at Stanford

Chairman Kevin Martin dismisses rumors that a formal FCC public hearing at Stanford University is in the works, saying he's merely giving a speech there later this week.
March 4, 2008

Comcast packs 'em in at FCC hearing

The company admits it hired people off the street to save places for its employees. But some, apparently, also took up some of the precious few seats, displacing potential critics.
February 27, 2008

Comcast hits the snooze button

Cable giant Comcast seems to have moved on from its anti-BitTorrent filtering, and now appears to be engaged in a fairly low tech astroturf campaign.
February 26, 2008

Net pioneers trash Comcast's P2P traffic treatment

Noted MIT computer scientists tell FCC broadband operators must be more open about limits on users' network habits and shouldn't resort to hacker-like controls as remedies.
February 25, 2008

FCC chief grills Comcast on BitTorrent blocking

Cable company defends delaying P2P file-sharing traffic at hearing, but some regulators question whether the practice really benefits its customers.
February 25, 2008

Rep. Markey: Don't turn BitTorrent into 'BitTrickle'

At start of hearing about Comcast's slowdown of file-sharing traffic, federal regulators warn that they're not taking the allegations lightly.
February 25, 2008

Comcast vs. BitTorrent to be focus of FCC hearing

Cable company and foes to be questioned as agency considers new nondiscrimination regulations targeting broadband providers.
February 22, 2008

previous coverage

BitTorrent firms: Comcast throttling is anticompetitive

Companies relying on BitTorrent charge Comcast's slowing of peer-to-peer traffic blocks perfectly legal content that competes with cable TV.
February 14, 2008

Comcast to FCC: We block only 'excessive' traffic

In a response to criticisms about P2P practices, Comcast tells FCC that throttling BitTorrent transfers is necessary to keep its network functioning.
February 13, 2008

Comcast: Bloggers keep us honest

Comcast has recently cited bloggers as a major source of checks and balances in an FCC filing. Is oversight from the blogosphere really enough?
February 13, 2008