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FCC Classified ISPs differently to telephone providers, allowing them some power in blocking unlawful or malicious content
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Madison River Communications (Carolina) was sued by FCC for blocking VoIP services (internet voice calls) as they were competing with their own voice calling offering.
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FCC reclassified DSL internet service (Provided by phone companies) as Information Service, to compete with cable companies.
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Comcast denies blocking BitTorrent at first, claiming it "delays" the traffic. A complaint was then filed by Public Knowledge and Free Press demanding FCC to investigate.
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After almost a year FCC sued Comcast and prohibited Comcast from discriminating against Bittorrent traffic.
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