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news.cnet.com - 1/28/2009

Sources: AT&T, Comcast may help RIAA foil piracy

— news.cnet.com — CNET staff writer Marguerite Reardon co-authored this report. AT&T and Comcast, two of the nation's largest Internet service providers, are expected to be among a group of ISPs that will cooperate with the music industry in battling ... (more) Sources: AT&T, Comcast may help RIAA foil piracy

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Sources: AT&T, Comcast likely to help RIAA foil piracy

— news.cnet.com — Two of the nation's largest ISPs have indicated they would penalize chronic illegal file sharers. (more) Sources: AT&T, Comcast likely to help RIAA foil piracy

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dslreports.com - 1/22/2009

Comcast To Launch Online Backup Service - In 10, 50, or 200GB flavors...will count against new ...

— dslreports.com — Comcast insiders have informed Broadband Reports that the cable giant will soon be launching an online backup and storage service called Comcast Secure Backup and Share, for which customers can pay a monthly or yearly fee. The plan is to offer ... (more) Comcast To Launch Online Backup Service - In 10, 50, or ...

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FCC Again Wants Details From Comcast On Its Traffic-Shaping Efforts
Techdirt — ... heavy users' speeds for periods of time. As part of the penalty for its previous infraction, Comcast had to file details of the new system with the FCC, and the commission know wants to know if Comcast treats traffic from its own VoIP system differently than traffic from competing providers' VoIP services. The company apparently advertises the fact that its VoIP service doesn't get affected by heavy network traffic and slowdowns, giving the impression that it degrades other VoIP traffic in this new system, while leaving traffic from its service alone. This will be ...

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GigaOM Network — ... , though). It also separates out its voice and video service from the data plans, and it appears that those won’t count against any cap, and they may not be subject to throttling. Time Warner could not be reached for comment, but allowing its own products to bypass a cap would give Time Warner’s services an advantage over other VoIP providers and online video. That may draw the FCC’s ire. The agency earlier this year was asking Comcast whether it prioritizes its own VoIP services over competitors’ also running on the cable ...

Time Warner Cable Adds Tier-Friendly Terms to Its Contracts [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... , though). It also separates out its voice and video service from the data plans, and it appears that those won’t count against any cap, and they may not be subject to throttling. Time Warner could not be reached for comment, but allowing its own products to bypass a cap would give its services an advantage over other VoIP providers and online video. That may draw the FCC’s ire. The agency earlier this year was asking Comcast whether it prioritizes its own VoIP services over competitors’ also running on the cable network. We ...