Comcast/Timewarner/Roadrunner Rep Admits Limiting Access to Torrents
NEW YORK - Comcast, one of the largest internet service providers in the United States, has become the target of bloggers, Associated Press reporters, and possibly the FCC. In a brief filed earlier this month, consumer advocacy groups (www.savetheinternet.com) and other legal experts officially presented the FCC (the United States' agency governing most forms of electronic communication) with a complaint stating that restricting access to legal video, audio, and other electronic data is illegal, amounting to fraudulent censorship of content--similar to technology used by the Chinese government to control access to information.
Comcast and its partner/subsidiaries Time-Warner Communications and RoadRunner have denied that such actions have taken place--some websites claim to have obtained an internal memo directing employees not to discuss the issue with subscribers who call in and inquire about why torrent programs, sites, and other file-sharing programs have suddenly stopped working.
After an interruption to my internet service today, and upon finding that several of my regular--and legal--torrent applications failed to connect, I contacted my internet service provider, which happens to be--you guessed it--Comcast/Timewarner.
My call was escalated several times, until I reached the "top tier" of technical support. After repeatedly admitting to limiting access to LEGAL torrent networks, she finally referred me to corporate headquarters.
I am currently in the process of terminating my service agreement with Time-Warner Cable.