FCC Votes 3-2 Against Comcast’s Internet Interference
Friday, August 1st, 2008The United States Federal Communications Commission today voted strongly in favor of the concept of ‘Net Neutrality. They found that, “Comcast has unduly interfered with Internet users’ right to access the lawful Internet content and to use the applications of their choice.” Comcast Corporation, the nation’s largest cable-television provider, had been interfering with its customers’ Internet access by secretly and selectively blocking certain types of communications known as peer-to-peer connections.