Comcast and Bittorent in Eastern USA

[matt526]

I have done some further reading and it looks like there are quite a few advocacy groups taking up the cause. I don't know if it will do any good but everyone should bombard Comcast and the FCC with complaint emails and phone calls.

[matt526]

I thought this was interesting.

Thank you for writing to us in response to reports about Comcast's efforts to manage peer-to-peer traffic on our networks.

First, and most importantly, you should know that Comcast does not block access to any Web site or application, including peer-to-peer services like BitTorrent. Our customers use the Internet for downloading and uploading files, watching movies and videos, streaming music, sharing digital photos, accessing numerous peer-to-peer sites, VOIP applications
like Vonage, and thousands of other applications online.

We have a responsibility to provide all of our customers with a good Internet experience and we use the latest technologies to manage our network so that you can continue to enjoy these applications.
Peer-to-peer activity consumes a disproportionately large amount of network resources, and therefore poses the biggest challenge to maintaining a good broadband experience for all users, including the overwhelming majority of our customers who don't use P2P applications.

It is important to note, however, that we never prevent P2P activity, or block access to any P2P applications, but rather manage the network in such a way that this activity does not degrade the broadband experience for other users.

Network management is absolutely essential to provide a good Internet experience for our customers. All major ISPs manage their traffic in some way and many use similar tools.

Comcast believes we have a responsibility to our customers to provide this service. Network management helps us perform critical work that protects our customers from things like spam, viruses, the negative effects of network congestion, or attacks to their PCs. As threats on the Internet continue to grow, our network management tools will continue to evolve and keep pace so that we can maintain a good, reliable online experience for all of our customers.

We have posted new FAQs on our Web site making clear to our customers the steps we are taking to protect the customer experience for all of our customers. You may access content related to this issue in the FAQ section of http://www.comcast.net


If there is anything else we can help you with, please contact us.
Thank you for choosing Comcast.

Sincerely,

Janai
Comcast Customer Care

[Ac3Dunk]

Well switch to NewsGroup.