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* Comcast Spotlight

* Comcast Spotlight

==Complaints on the Issue of Network Neutrality==

==Complaints on the Issue of Net Neutrality==

In 2007, Vuze, a video distribution company using BitTorrent peer to peer technology filed a complaint with FCC against Comcast for allegedly violating the network neutrality principles by throttling network traffic.<ref>

In 2007, Vuze, a video distribution company using BitTorrent peer to peer technology, filed a complaint with FCC against Comcast for allegedly violating the net neutrality principles by throttling network traffic.<ref>

[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Vuze-Complains-Comcast-Violating-Net-Neutrality/ Vuze Complains Comcast Violating Net Neutrality]</ref> A similar complaint was filed by advocacy groups and legal scholars from Yale, Harvard and Stanford universities. According to the complainants, Comcast reduced the ability of subscribers to access legal contents by blocking BitTorrent, Gnutella and Lotus Notes. They requested FCC to issue to issue a temporary injunction to stop Comcast from degrading applications. In addition the complainants said, Upon deciding the merits, the Commission should issue a permanent injunction ending Comcast's discrimination." Furthermore, Free Press and Public Knowledge also filed a complaint against Comcast and requested FCC to issue a $195,000 fine per subscriber.<ref>

[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Vuze-Complains-Comcast-Violating-Net-Neutrality/ Vuze Complains Comcast Violating Net Neutrality]</ref> A similar complaint was filed by advocacy groups and legal scholars from Yale, Harvard, and Stanford universities. According to the complainants, Comcast reduced the ability of subscribers to access legal content by blocking BitTorrent, Gnutella, and Lotus Notes. They requested the FCC to issue a temporary injunction to stop Comcast from degrading services. In addition, the complainants suggested that the Commission should issue a permanent injunction to end Comcast's discrimination. [[Free Press]] and [[Public Knowledge]] also filed a complaint against Comcast, requesting that the FCC issue a $195,000 fine per affected subscriber.<ref>

[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Comcast-Hit-with-FCC-Network-Neutrality-Complaint/ Comcast Hit with FCC Network Neutrality Complaint]</ref> The Associated Press conducted a investigation regarding the issue and found that the complaints were true. Subscribers using BitTorrent were blocked from file sharing.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/business/media/09fcc.html F.C.C. to Look at Complaints Comcast Interferes With Net]</ref> In 2008, FCC investigated Comcast and conducted a hearing regarding network neutrality. Comcast denied the allegations that it is no blocking or downgrading peer to peer file sharing.<ref>

[http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Comcast-Hit-with-FCC-Network-Neutrality-Complaint/ Comcast Hit with FCC Network Neutrality Complaint]</ref> The Associated Press conducted an investigation regarding the issue and found that the complaints were true and subscribers using BitTorrent were blocked from file sharing.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/09/business/media/09fcc.html F.C.C. to Look at Complaints Comcast Interferes With Net]</ref> In 2008, FCC investigated Comcast and conducted a hearing regarding net neutrality. Comcast denied the allegations, claiming no blocking or downgrading of peer-to-peer file sharing.<ref>

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ8SI6V77lE FCC Investigates Comcast's Broadband Management]</ref> FCC ruled that Comcast network management practices violated federal policy on network neutrality. The Commission believed that it has ancillary authority to regulate Comcast under the Communications Act of 1934. Comcast sued the FCC to the Court of Appeals District of Columbia questioning the Commission's authority in regulating the company's networks. In 2010, the court ruled in favor of Comcast. the court cited, the Commission failed to tie its assertion of ancillary authority over Comcast’s Internet service to any “statutorily mandated responsibility.” <ref>[http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/fcc-approves-light-net-neutrality-rules-wireless/2010-12-21 FCC approves light net neutrality rules for wireless]</ref> <ref>[http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/EA10373FA9C20DEA85257807005BD63F/$file/08-1291-1238302.pdf Comcast Corporation vs. FCC]</ref>

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ8SI6V77lE FCC Investigates Comcast's Broadband Management]</ref> FCC ruled that Comcast's network management practices violated federal policy on net neutrality. The Commission believed that it had ancillary authority to regulate Comcast under the Communications Act of 1934. Comcast sued the FCC in the District of Columbia's Court of Appeals, questioning the Commission's authority in regulating the company's networks. In 2010, the court ruled in favor of Comcast. The court cited that the Commission failed to tie its assertion of ancillary authority over Comcast’s Internet service to any “statutorily mandated responsibility.”<ref>[http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/fcc-approves-light-net-neutrality-rules-wireless/2010-12-21 FCC approves light net neutrality rules for wireless]</ref><ref>[http://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opinions.nsf/EA10373FA9C20DEA85257807005BD63F/$file/08-1291-1238302.pdf Comcast Corporation vs. FCC]</ref>

==ICANN Involvement==

==ICANN Involvement==