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filed in Business, Internet on Aug.04, 2008
Comcast has been showered with negative press as of late and for good reason. Just recently, Comcast was forced to sign an agreement to block child porn which it has complied, but only until Comcast was backed into the corner.
The Communications Commission has formally accused the former British colony’s second largest broadband provider of breaking [...]
Tags: Cable, FCC, Internet, ISP, neutrality
filed in Business, Internet on Jul.26, 2008
More bad news for the “Bad News Bears of ISP’s” Comcast gets smacked by the FCC for foul play.
FCC Chair Kevin Martin announced his support for sanctions against Comcast, penalties looked inevitable. The two Democrats on the Commission, long supportive of network neutrality, seemed set to vote along with Martin and punish Comcast for its [...]
Tags: comcast, Consumers, FCC, Internet, P2P
filed in Business, Internet on Jul.11, 2008
(Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday he will recommend that Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) be punished for violating agency principles that guarantee customers open access to the Internet, The Associated Press reported.
Comcast, the second largest U.S. Internet service provider, has been accused of blocking some [...]
Tags: Business, comcast, FCC, Internet, Vonage
filed in Business on Jun.16, 2008
Though not officially announced, it is highly anticipated that Chairman of the FCC, Kevin J. Martin, will in all likelihood support the merger of the two satellite radio giants XM and Sirius.
Both of these two companies offer an extensive line-up of hi-fidelity (5.1 surround-sound) content with no commercials, no censorship, and a diversity of programming [...]
Tags: FCC, Mergers, Satellite Radio, Sirius, XM