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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants to stop Comcast file-sharing limits
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Kevin J. Martin said Friday that Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, should be sanctioned because it had interfered with the Internet connections of users who were exchanging files with other people. (article 6)
Mr. Martin's recommendation is a strong push for network neutrality, the idea that Internet access providers like Comcast should not be allowed to favor some uses of their networks over others. (article 6)
" The commission has adopted a set of principles that protects consumers access to the Internet FCC Chairman Kevin Martin told The Associated Press late Thursday. (article 3)
Martin will circulate an order recommending enforcement action against the company on Friday among his fellow commissioners, who will vote on the measure at an open meeting on Aug. 1. (article 3)
The action was in response to a complaint filed by Free Press and Public Knowledge, nonprofit groups that advocate for " network neutrality the idea that all Internet content should be treated equally. (article 3)
The chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will recommend that the nation's largest cable company be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the internet, the Associated Press reported. (article 4)
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Comcast, Martin, Internet, network, commission |
Source articles
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > POLITICS (FOX News, 07/11/2008, 596 words)
- F.C.C. Chairman Favors Penalty on Comcast (nytimes.com, 07/11/2008, 354 words)
- FCC chief says Comcast violated Internet rules (Washington Post, 07/12/2008, 460 words)
- Comcast violated internet rules, U.S. cable regulator says (cbc.ca, 07/11/2008, 243 words)
- FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants to stop Comcast file-sharing limits (L.A. Times, 07/12/2008, 201 words)
- F.C.C. Chief Backs Sanctions Against Comcast Over Blocking (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 967 words)
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