Will the FCC Really Give Comcast a Probing?

I wrote previously about Comcast interfering with network traffic and about the Official Action filed against Comcast by a coalition of consumer groups. It looks like the FCC is finally stepping up to investigate, and Comcast is already starting the spin by “welcoming” the investigation.

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said that the FCC would investigate the complaints during a session at CES on Tuesday. The very fact that he talked about it is great, but his words can be interpreted to mean that they will not rule against Comcast. The exact quote is “Sure, we’re going to investigate and make sure that no consumer is going to be blocked.”

Read that carefully. The key word here is blocked, not slowed, not interfered, and not degraded. Comcast did not block their paying customers from accessing content, they just interfered to the point where the process was essentially slowed or killed by their interference with the communication.

If nothing else, this investigation should open up the kimono on the practices of Comcast, and perhaps shed light on how they and others “manage” their network traffic. I do hope that the very minimum that comes from this is open disclosure of each ISPs “network management” practices so that consumers can choose which ISP to go with based on full knowledge of how they will be treated.

Best case would be some actual progress in establishing true Net Neutrality.

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