Created Sat 23rd Feb 11:54am PST by 
ringo
All questions » Technology » Internet » ringo Will Comcast be be forced to stop restricting bandwidth to video and phone services not owned by Comcast in 2008? (REOPENED)
Current forecast: 18% chance 
Combining all predictions, the current forecast is that this is 18% likely to happen (unchanged in last 1 day)
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Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 11:59pm PST (4 weeks to go)
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 10%
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Created Sat 23rd Feb 11:54am PST by ringo
ringo
Edited Thu 6th Mar 12:46pm PST by 
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Settlement requested Thu 27th Mar 12:09pm PDT by ringo: Comcast is now de-restricting Torrents, etc.
ringo: Comcast is now de-restricting Torrents, etc.
Settlement requested Thu 27th Mar 6:43pm PDT by 
markov: THIS QUESTION SHOULD NOW BE SETTLED >>
Comcast agrees not to interfere with file-sharing
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/27/comcast.bittorrent/index.html
"FCC commissioners have indicated that they take the issue seriously, and commission Chairman Kevin Martin has voiced objections to secret traffic management."
FCC hearings, comments from the Chairman of the FCC that clearly voice a predilection toward stopping the behavior, and negative PR certainly suggest to me that Comcast was "forced" to stop restricting their bandwidth. Since "force" is not defined as an action exclusive to legal remedy and it is clear that Comcast was not about to reverse course on their own I believe this question has been confirmed to have been answereed as "YES".
markov: THIS QUESTION SHOULD NOW BE SETTLED >>
Comcast agrees not to interfere with file-sharing
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/27/comcast.bittorrent/index.html
"FCC commissioners have indicated that they take the issue seriously, and commission Chairman Kevin Martin has voiced objections to secret traffic management."
FCC hearings, comments from the Chairman of the FCC that clearly voice a predilection toward stopping the behavior, and negative PR certainly suggest to me that Comcast was "forced" to stop restricting their bandwidth. Since "force" is not defined as an action exclusive to legal remedy and it is clear that Comcast was not about to reverse course on their own I believe this question has been confirmed to have been answereed as "YES".
Settlement requested Thu 27th Mar 6:45pm PDT by markov: THIS QUESTION SHOULD NOW BE SETTLED >>
Comcast agrees not to interfere with file-sharing
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/27/comcast.bittorrent/index.html
"FCC commissioners have indicated that they take the issue seriously, and commission Chairman Kevin Martin has voiced objections to secret traffic management."
FCC hearings, comments from the Chairman of the FCC that clearly voice a predilection toward stopping the behavior, and negative PR certainly suggest to me that Comcast was "forced" to stop restricting their bandwidth. Since "force" is not defined as an action exclusive to legal remedy and it is clear that Comcast was not about to reverse course on their own I believe this question has been confirmed to have been answereed as "YES".
markov: THIS QUESTION SHOULD NOW BE SETTLED >>
Comcast agrees not to interfere with file-sharing
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/27/comcast.bittorrent/index.html
"FCC commissioners have indicated that they take the issue seriously, and commission Chairman Kevin Martin has voiced objections to secret traffic management."
FCC hearings, comments from the Chairman of the FCC that clearly voice a predilection toward stopping the behavior, and negative PR certainly suggest to me that Comcast was "forced" to stop restricting their bandwidth. Since "force" is not defined as an action exclusive to legal remedy and it is clear that Comcast was not about to reverse course on their own I believe this question has been confirmed to have been answereed as "YES".
Suspended Fri 28th Mar 4:13am PDT by 
tomg
tomg
Settled as 'Yes' Fri 28th Mar 4:21am PDT by tomg: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/27/comcast.bittorrent/index.html
Taking 'forced' to mean take action as a result of external pressure from negative publicitly etc., video services to mean BitTorrent video and phone services to be VoIP (as all Internet traffic affected by being treated equally).
tomg: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/27/comcast.bittorrent/index.html
Taking 'forced' to mean take action as a result of external pressure from negative publicitly etc., video services to mean BitTorrent video and phone services to be VoIP (as all Internet traffic affected by being treated equally).
Previous action withdrawn Mon 31st Mar 3:03pm PDT by tomg: No action taken as yet, just a verbal announcement. This was settled prematurely. Once action has been taken (e.g. the protocol agnostic network management system mentioned has been deployed) then settlement is possible.
tomg: No action taken as yet, just a verbal announcement. This was settled prematurely. Once action has been taken (e.g. the protocol agnostic network management system mentioned has been deployed) then settlement is possible.
Edited Mon 31st Mar 3:03pm PDT by tomg
tomg
Edited Mon 31st Mar 3:04pm PDT by tomg
tomg
Suspend date: Wed 31st Dec 11:59pm PST (4 weeks to go)
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predicted Yes (H$300 at 17%)
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score: 10
Smart Money 17 hours ago
? In total, those episodes would consume nearly seven gigabytes. It isn't just Time Warner and AT&T. Comcast (CMCSA) and Cox (COX) are also experimenting with usage caps though they are not currently invoking any financial penalties, they do reserve the
score: 10
Macworld 1 day ago
ago, I was desparate for this application to come to Mac, since we didn't have many good Bit Torrent client options. But in the meantime, we've gotten Transmission, so it wasn't as important. That said, I'm still thrilled to see another Windows
score: 10
Wall Street Journal Online 4 days ago
next year, albeit at a slower rate than the 8% or higher projected by Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corp. for 2008. Slowing premium services, such as digital video recorders, account for only a small portion of revenue. Much of the growth in recent years
score: 10
Businessweek 4 days ago
At the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference on Dec. 5, an analyst asked Michael Angelakis, Comcast's (CMCSA) new co-chief financial officer, why he left a cushy job at famed private equity group Providence Equity Partners for a position at
score: 10
E-Commerce Times 5 days ago
or she desires without any additional fees. 'Net Neutrality supporters want to prevent network operators such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon from blocking or throttling any content that travels across their pipes,' Irene Berlinsky, a research analyst at
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Comcast agrees not to interfere with file-sharing
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/27/comcast.bittorrent/index.html
"FCC commissioners have indicated that they take the issue seriously, and commission Chairman Kevin Martin has voiced objections to secret traffic management."
FCC hearings, comments from the Chairman of the FCC that clearly voice a predilection toward stopping the behavior, and negative PR certainly suggest to me that Comcast was "forced" to stop restricting their bandwidth. Since "force" is not defined as an action exclusive to legal remedy and it is clear that Comcast was not about to reverse course on their own I believe this question has been confirmed to have been answereed as "YES".
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