Comcast blocks some Internet traffic
October 23, 2007 ( No Comments )
Comcast Corp. actively interferes with attempts by some of its high-speed Internet subscribers to share files online, a move that runs counter to the tradition of treating all types of Net traffic equally.The interference, which The Associated Press confirmed through nationwide tests, is the most drastic example yet of data discrimination.
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