Comcast Blockage of BitTorrent 101

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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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