Comcast Corp. actively interferes with attempts by some of its high- speed Internet subscribers to share files online, a move that runs counter to the tradition of treating all types of Net traffic equally.
The interference, which The Associated Press confirmed through nationwide tests, is the most drastic example yet of data discrimination by a U.S. Internet service provider. It involves company computers masquerading as those of its users.
A Comcast customer and user of the mail servers of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta reports that, as of 7/16/07, he is unable to receive email forwarded from GT to his Comcast mailbox.
As of 7/13/07, a number of mail servers for Google’s Gmail service are being blacklisted by Comcast. As difficult as it is to find a real person at Google, there is no way to estimate how long the blacklisting will last.
On February 26, 2007 at approximately 9:45 am, Comcast blacklisted the server of Shoestring Solutions, a small web host based in Atlanta, GA. The victim server is a dedicated server over which the victim had complete control. The following is a timeline of the victim’s actions to remove the block. (All times EST) (more…)
