Comcast gets a wrist-slap from FCC over blocking P2P, just as anti-P2P bill passes Congress

The Federal Communications Commission this morning took the expected step of passing a cease-and-desist order for Internet service provider Comcast, which has persistently blocked or “throttled” peer-to-peer traffic using the Bittorrent protocol on its networks. Mostly symbolic, the rule will likely be overturned on a court appeal, as the FCC... (Read more)