Qed Media, Internet Expert Warns FCC that FreePress' Comcast Petition has Ulterior Motives
McLean, Va. (PRWE
November 5, 2007 -- Today, Scott Cleland , chairman of NetCompetition.org , warned the Federal Communications Commission and the public not to be deceived by the petition filed by FreePress that asks the FCC to declare illegal Comcast's necessary network management of viral peer-to-peer (p2p) traffic. The real political agenda behind this deceptive petition is to achieve through the back door of the FCC what net neutrality proponents could not achieve through the front door of Congress -- reversal of broadband de-regulation and de facto imposition of common carrier regulation of the Internet, Cleland said.
"The petitioners are asking the FCC to abandon reason and declare illegal necessary and "reasonable" network traffic management practices to protect consumers," Cleland said. "Claiming that networks should not be able to manage traffic to protect consumers, is as nonsensical as claiming that stoplights, yield signs, and weight limits on bridges shouldn't be used to protect drivers from danger or traffic jams."
Recently the head of the Patent and Trademark Office provided a report to Congress that documented that p2p traffic is still used for rampant copyright theft and that p2p networks were also a serious data security threat to Americans' personal, corporate and government information.
"Bottom line, if network owners cannot manage network traffic to ensure the expected quality of service and consumer protection, they cease to have a business," concluded Cleland.
NETCompetition.org is an e-forum to debate the merits of net neutrality. It is funded by broadband telecom, cable and wireless companies who believe in free and open Internet competition, not net regulation.
View Qed Media Group right here at studioathome
View Qed Media Group right here at blogspirit
View Qed Media Group right here at blogster
View Qed Media Group right here at livejournal
View Qed Media Group right here at grab
View Qed Media Group right here at blogspot
View Qed Media Group right here at wordpress
View Qed Media Group right here at bloglines
View Qed Media Group right here at tripod
View Qed Media Group right here at flickr
View Qed Media Group right here at blogs.ign
View Qed Media Group right here at greatestjournal
View Qed Media Group right here at iziblog
View Qed Media Group right here at naymz
View Qed Media Group right here at multiply
View Qed Media Group right here at blogsome
View Qed Media Group right here at linkedin
View Qed Media Group right here at 360.yahoo
View Qed Media Group right here at geocities
View Qed Media Group right here at freewebs
View Qed Media Group right here at familytimes
View Qed Media Group right here at blog.co.uk
View Qed Media Group right here at thoughts
View Qed Media Group right here at outblogger
View Qed Media Group right here at soulcast
View Qed Media Group right here at clearblogs
View Qed Media Group right here at bloggerteam
View Qed Media Group right here at ebloggy
View Qed Media Group right here at teenblog
View Qed Media Group right here at blogs.ie
View Qed Media Group right here at myweblog
View Qed Media Group right here at egoweblog
View Qed Media Group right here at bahraichblogs
View Qed Media Group right here at blogbeee
View Qed Media Group right here at blog.com
View Qed Media Group right here at xanga
View Qed Media Group right here at claimid
View Qed Media Group right here at ning
View Qed Media Group right here at xing
View Qed Media Group right here at friendster
View Qed Media Group right here at typekey
View Qed Media Group right here at last.fm
View Qed Media Group right here at vox
View Qed Media Group right here at easyjournal
View Qed Media Group right here at nireblog
View Qed Media Group right here at blog-city
View Qed Media Group right here at sqarespace
View Qed Media Group right here at myspace
View Qed Media Group right here at yelp
View Qed Media Group right here at aboutus
View Qed Media Group right here at citysearch
View Qed Media Group right here at xomreviews
View Qed Media Group right here at mybloglog
View Qed Media Group right here at tblog
View Qed Media Group right here at blogsavy
View Qed Media Group right here at today.com
View Qed Media Group right here at blogyx
View Qed Media Group right here at voyblogs
View Qed Media Group right here at journalhome
View Qed Media Group right here at blogfusion
View Qed Media Group right here at squidoo
View Qed Media Group right here at digg
View Qed Media Group right here at netscape
View Qed Media Group right here at opera
Qed Media Group Official Websites