Tomorrow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to hold a meeting to adopt an enforcement action against Comcast for violating the Commission's principles on an open and accessible Internet. In a preliminary vote last Friday, it was determined that at least three of the five commissioners will officially vote against the cable giant tomorrow.
The three commissioners voting against Comcast agree that the company violated federal rules by slowing certain kinds of Internet traffic, specifically peer-to-peer applications. It is believed that the FCC will demand that Comcast stop blocking or slowing traffic, but will probably not issue a fine. Last November, the FCC received a complaint stating that Comcast was deliberately blocking certain file-sharing services. Comcast, however, has said it did not violate any federal laws and moreover, the FCC does not have the authority to enforce its net neutrality principles. It is expected that Comcast will challenge the decision in court.
