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FCC gets Comcast, Verizon to reveal Netflix’s paid peering deals

The Federal Communications Commission has demanded—and received—the paid peering agreements Netflix signed with Comcast and Verizon, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced today. While Wheeler said the commission has "broad authority," he didn't promise to take any action beyond gathering information. "To be clear, what we are doing right now is collecting information, not regulating," he said. According to Comcast, the FCC has actually had...

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FCC looking into Netflix speed issues with Comcast and Verizon

After months of complaints by Netflix, the Federal Communications Commission is beginning to look into the streaming quality issues that Netflix subscribers have been seeing on Comcast and Verizon. Netflix has been in a heated and public battle with internet providers over network congestion that's supposedly slowing its service down, with both sides pinning responsibility on the other. "Consumers pay their ISP and they pay content...

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Comcast becomes first WiMAX seller

Last year, Sprint and Clearwire consolidated their WiMAX businesses in the Clear 4G wireless network, which was partly funded by investments from Google, Intel, and cable companies Time Warner, Bright House Networks, and Comcast. Today, Comcast officially became the first Clear reseller among the investors, launching its “High Speed 2go” WiMAX subscription service in Portland, Oregon. The cable company announced that there will be...

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Comcast opens up negotiations with BitTorrent on bandwidth

In a surprise announcement, the BitTorrent and Comcast will partner to address issues of network management and architecture, as well as content distribution. BitTorrent could be described as the bane of the cable industry’s existence when it comes to high-speed Internet services. Users of the file-sharing service routinely consume a large percentage of the available bandwidth, and Comcast has throttled some connections. Approximately half...