[CoLoCo] Off-Topic: FCC To Investigate Comcast

[Alex Comer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_shaping

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality

Enjoy :)

On 1/10/08, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Jan 8, 2008 10:40 PM, TheZorch <thezorch at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This is off-topic but can be related to Linux in some respects.  I know
> > that some OSS projects use Bitorrent to distribute their software, and
> > WoW uses a built-in Bitorrent client for downloading updates.  Anyway,
> > the FCC has announced a launch of an official investigation into
> > Comcast's "network shaping" practices and the reasons why the company
> > failed to disclosed this information to its customers (its also an FCC
> > regulation).  I
>
> Please elaborate. I don't have a clue what "network shaping" is and
> why it has disastrous effects on other networks.
>
>
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