| Title: | Comcast Blockage of BitTorrent 101 (ID: CSD5205) |
| Topics: | Bandwidth Management, Bittorrent, Freepress, ISP, Net Neutrality, Network Management, P2P File Sharing |
| Source: | Free Press |
| Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (10/23/2007) |
| Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports |
| Abstract: | "According to an Oct. 19 article by the Associated Press, Comcast has been actively degrading and blocking BitTorrent traffic, amounting to "the most drastic example yet of data discrimination by a U.S. Internet service provider." This is the latest and most clear cut incident illustrating the need for "network neutrality" principles for the Internet. This factsheet provides a technological backgrounder on what Comcast is blocking and how the company does it." |
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