The Federal Communications Commission is reportedly ready to take enforcement action against cable-TV giant Comcast for blocking Net traffic. An examination began after complaints from the public-interest group Free Press.

Philadelphia-based Comcast is the country’s second-largest World Wide Web service provider, with 14.1 million subscribers.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and two Democratic commission members, Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, have recommended action and the full commission is expected to approve. Comcast will not be fined, but it will

be ordered to stop blocking or slowing peer-to-peer traffic using software like BitTorrent, clearly define how it has blocked substance in the past, and publicly reveal future network-management policies.

Free Press general counsel Marvin Ammori said, “Comcast was exposed for blocking free choice on the Web. At every turn, Comcast has denied blocking, lied to the public, and tried to avoid being held accountable. We have presented an open-and-shut case that Comcast […]

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