Last Nox , the FCC held itsComcast - lessdo - overhearingon net neutrality . While the FCC does n’t appear to be A-one gung - ho on government - implement nett disinterest , the grass signals betoken that they ’re angle toward force ISPs to be completely gauze-like about their meshing practices , telling you whether they block BitTorrent and how tight your connection is in real - human race conditions , not phantasy - land speeds that only spike when the satellite align .
https://gizmodo.com/comcast-ducks-out-of-tomorrows-fcc-hearing-at-stanford-380721
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin :
“ program fashion designer need to understand what will and what will not figure out on the web , and consumers must be fully inform about the accurate nature of the service they are purchasing . ”
“ peculiarly as broadband providers are trying to provide tiers of avail , it ’s critical to ensure that we are understanding that the broadband internet operator are capable to deliver the speeds and service that they are selling . ”
That ’s not to say they ’re rule out net neutrality rules — it ’s clear that they ’re not , but it ’s less likely than some form of transparency regulation , which front likely . Interestingly , if they did lay down net disinterest rules , there would be elision for apps transmitting illegal content , notably child pornography , echoingearlier statements . Of course , the MPAA and RIAA would reason that ’s exactly what p2p apps , so it ’s a slippy side .
Poor Comcast , it really is looking liketheirwholeP2Pvaudevilleshowmight notstop the FCCafter all . If none of this made any sense to you , check out our quick guide to ISPs and web practices , andwhat they imply for you . [ Reuters ]
https://gizmodo.com/comcast-pulls-an-about-face-teams-up-with-bittorrent-f-372833
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