CNET News reports that AT&T and Verizon are - shockingly - calling for the FCC to fine Comcast for its alleged violations of net neutrality principles by throttling bandwidth-hungry peer-to-peer users. CNET speculates that Verizon and AT&T are trying to convince net neutrality proponents that the current FCC rules are sufficient and that new legislation is not necessary. But they may also be trying to damage their big ISP competitor. Sounds like Bootleggers and Baptists in the net neutrality war all over again.












[...] precedent. Chairman Martin has publicly stated that he wants the FCC to rule against Comcast in the case challenging the ISP’s throttling of P2P software. If he gets two more votes, he’ll get his way. And we will enter a new era: one where the FCC [...]