Comments on: Comcast Blocks Data, Collects Cash http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/02/14/comcast-blocks-data-collects-cash/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:42:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jon Garfunkel http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/02/14/comcast-blocks-data-collects-cash/#comment-152872 Jon Garfunkel Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:29:24 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/02/14/comcast-blocks-data-collects-cash/#comment-152872 Duopoly? Hence Verizon is supplying fiber-to-the-premise... that's competition. I defer to an <a href="http://bennett.com/FCC_Submission_All.pdf" rel="nofollow">expert</a> on matters of network engineering. Richard Bennett cites Jim Martin of Clemson University in his FCC response: <blockquote> "The web response time statistic increased from a value of 0.25 seconds when no BitTorrent users were active to 0.65 seconds when 15 BitTorrent users were active. This suggests that 15 BitTorrent users can cause a drop in performance by a factor of 2.5. When the number of BitTorrent users exceeds 30 performance degrades beyond the 1 second metric threshold." </blockquote> When an ISP deliberately interferes with speech because of its <i>political content</i>, ping me (and Seth). That'll be news. I use Speakeasy DSL which is extremely permissive of hosting servers and the like (cable Internet, because of the particulars of its network architecture, must be more restrictive). So I had a look at their AUP just now: <blockquote> "If you utilize any of your Speakeasy services in a manner which consumes excessive bandwidth or affects Speakeasy's core equipment, overall network performance, or other users' services, Speakeasy may require that you cease or alter these activities." </blockquote> no free lunch... [posting from an extremely bandwidth-congested Marriot Courtyard hotel room in beautiful Plano, Texas.] Duopoly? Hence Verizon is supplying fiber-to-the-premise… that’s competition.

I defer to an expert on matters of network engineering. Richard Bennett cites Jim Martin of Clemson University in his FCC response:

“The web response time statistic increased from a value of 0.25 seconds when no BitTorrent users were active to 0.65 seconds when 15 BitTorrent users were active. This suggests that 15 BitTorrent users can cause a drop in performance by a factor of 2.5. When the number of BitTorrent users exceeds 30 performance degrades beyond the 1 second metric threshold.”

When an ISP deliberately interferes with speech because of its political content, ping me (and Seth). That’ll be news.

I use Speakeasy DSL which is extremely permissive of hosting servers and the like (cable Internet, because of the particulars of its network architecture, must be more restrictive). So I had a look at their AUP just now:

“If you utilize any of your Speakeasy services in a manner which consumes excessive bandwidth or affects Speakeasy’s core equipment, overall network performance, or other users’ services, Speakeasy may require that you cease or alter these activities.”

no free lunch…

[posting from an extremely bandwidth-congested Marriot Courtyard hotel room in beautiful Plano, Texas.]

]]> By: Dan Gillmor http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/02/14/comcast-blocks-data-collects-cash/#comment-152870 Dan Gillmor Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:57:02 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/02/14/comcast-blocks-data-collects-cash/#comment-152870 Okay. Okay.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/02/14/comcast-blocks-data-collects-cash/#comment-152866 Seth Finkelstein Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:32:28 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2008/02/14/comcast-blocks-data-collects-cash/#comment-152866 [ I'm not even going to bother trying :-( ] [ I'm not even going to bother trying :-( ]

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