Presto Vivace's Journal: FCC: Considers Taking Action Against Comcast

Comcast in Hot Water with FCC: Commission Mulls Taking Action Against Cable Giant for Policing Net Traffic

The Federal Communications Commission is edging toward taking action against cable operator Comcast for monkeying with its customers' peer-to-peer traffic, according to several news reports. Last week, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin indicated during a speech at Stanford University's Law School that the commission may take action against the cable operator, which has been accused of blocking or slowing down the peer-to-peer file sharing service BitTorrent on its broadband network, CNET reports.