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Thread ID: 87561	2008-02-26 06:01:00	US FCC Ready To Step In For The Internet	SurferJoe46 (51)	PC World Chat

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643660	2008-02-26 06:01:00	Partial C/P follows in accordance with rules and rights of re-conveyance of articles from my source and licensed use by proxy laws in the US and represents less than 5% or the original article: The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Monday he is "ready, willing and able" to stop broadband providers that unreasonably interfere with subscribers' access to Internet content. The comment by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin came at the start of a day-long FCC hearing centering on allegations that some broadband providers such as telecommunications and cable companies have been improperly blocking or hindering some content. "I think it's important to understand that the commission is ready, willing and able to step in if necessary to correct any (unreasonable) practices that are ongoing today," Martin said. The dispute over so-called "network neutrality" pits open-Internet advocates against some service providers such as Comcast Corp, who say they need to take reasonable steps to manage traffic on their networks. Martin acknowledged that broadband network operators have a legitimate need to manage the data flowing over their networks. But he said that "does not mean that they can arbitrarily block access to particular applications or services." The hearing, which included testimony from officials with Comcast and Verizon, is aimed at determining what network management techniques are reasonable. Martin called for "transparency" in the way the companies manage their networks, and in the prices and services they provide. The network neutrality dispute has been spotlighted by a series of incidents in which operators were accused of hindering certain online data moving over their networks, such as file-sharing or text-messaging. This appears to be a good thing..right? <this article has appeared in multiple posts on the internet, in printed and posted articles>	SurferJoe46 (51)
643661	2008-02-26 07:00:00	Sounds like a 'good thing' but the devil could be in the details, have to wait and see :eek:	feersumendjinn (64)
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