Comments on: NCTA Reaction to FCC Decision on Comcast/BitTorrent Complaint http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/ Technology & Telecommunications Policy Discussion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul Rodriguez http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Paul Rodriguez Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:08:56 +0000 http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/#comment-568 I don't think you've proved your case, Robert. If competition was the reason, then <a href="http://www.cabletechtalk.com/ncta-actions/2008/07/16/consideration-like-an-angel-came/" rel="nofollow">why do universities also manage P2P apps</a>? A far more likely explanation is that P2P is a bigger drain on the network. As for your charge that Comcast raised the upload limit higher than the network can support, where does that come from? What's your proof? I'm not aware that this is an issue at all. I don’t think you’ve proved your case, Robert. If competition was the reason, then why do universities also manage P2P apps? A far more likely explanation is that P2P is a bigger drain on the network.

As for your charge that Comcast raised the upload limit higher than the network can support, where does that come from? What’s your proof? I’m not aware that this is an issue at all.

]]> By: Robert http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Robert Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:15:24 +0000 http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/#comment-567 I agree. I see this as Comcast's attempt to hinder a technology that, in the near future, will probably pose a threat to their cable tv service. Perhaps another reason Comcast is "allegedly" having problems with congestion is because they raised their customers upload limit higher than their network can support. Perhaps it would be wise for Comcast to examine how much upload traffic their network can support and set customer upload limits based on that figure instead of trying to "oversell" their bandwidth service. I agree. I see this as Comcast’s attempt to hinder a technology that, in the near future, will probably pose a threat to their cable tv service. Perhaps another reason Comcast is “allegedly” having problems with congestion is because they raised their customers upload limit higher than their network can support. Perhaps it would be wise for Comcast to examine how much upload traffic their network can support and set customer upload limits based on that figure instead of trying to “oversell” their bandwidth service.

]]> By: Michael S. Vaughn http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Michael S. Vaughn Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:34:39 +0000 http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/#comment-539 If we were in phase with foreign telecom technologies this wouldn't even be an issue. For instance, in Japan, I could have a 50meg fiber line all to myself and have a 30gig a day consumption limit! How bout telco's quit making excuses and blame laying on customers who want what was advertised. This is all because they don't want to tell shareholders they need some "capital expenditures" for upgrades! Just because I am an American consumer I shouldn't have to pay more for a poorer consumer experience. If we were in phase with foreign telecom technologies this wouldn’t even be an issue. For instance, in Japan, I could have a 50meg fiber line all to myself and have a 30gig a day consumption limit! How bout telco’s quit making excuses and blame laying on customers who want what was advertised. This is all because they don’t want to tell shareholders they need some “capital expenditures” for upgrades! Just because I am an American consumer I shouldn’t have to pay more for a poorer consumer experience.

]]> By: InKable http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/comment-page-1/#comment-528 InKable Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:10:39 +0000 http://www.cabletechtalk.com/cable-companies/comcast/2008/08/01/ncta-reaction-to-fcc-decision-on-comcastbittorrent-complaint/#comment-528 Comcast selectively targeted only BitTorrent packets, large or small. Comcast did not have a publicly disclosed data throttling policy. FCC reacted accordingly. Comcast would like the public to think that its network management policy is to protect QoS for its customers. Others may view these network management policies as a means to stifle competition from internet VoD services. If it was truly a case of a few using all the capacity, Comcast could selectively implement a policy which targets those few. Targeting all BitTorrent traffic, independent of packet size, doesnt seem to address the root of the stated problem. Comcast selectively targeted only BitTorrent packets, large or small. Comcast did not have a publicly disclosed data throttling policy. FCC reacted accordingly. Comcast would like the public to think that its network management policy is to protect QoS for its customers. Others may view these network management policies as a means to stifle competition from internet VoD services. If it was truly a case of a few using all the capacity, Comcast could selectively implement a policy which targets those few. Targeting all BitTorrent traffic, independent of packet size, doesnt seem to address the root of the stated problem.

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