Report: Broadband ISP Cox Also Throttling Peer-to-Peer Traffic

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2007 - 11:04am.

San Francisco - Following reports that Comcast, the nation's second-largest broadband provider, is using technology to inhibit some users from sharing files using peer-to-peer technology on its network, comes news that fellow broadband provider Cox is employing similar tactics with its customers, The Register reported.

"I'm seeing the same thing with Cox and eDonkey that I saw with Comcast," Robb Topolski, a networking engineer who first reported Comcast's peer-to-peer throttling, told The Register.

When asked about the matter, Cox gave The Register the same reply that has been provided by Comcast, which essentially states that it reserves the right to manage high-bandwidth traffic on its network.

Comcast was sued last week in California by a man seeking class action status for his claims that company is violating customer contracts, computer fraud laws and truth in advertising laws with its actions.

http://tinyurl.com/3yaz5k (DMW previous coverage)

http://www.cox.com

Published in DMW Daily, November 20, 2007

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The greedy few spoil it for the many

Submitted by Lee Johnstone (not verified) on November 21, 2007 - 5:40am.

This isn't uncommon - infact I think its fair - the expected speeds we never seem to achieve are blamed byt the companies on the high volume of peer to peer file transfers that some users make. Again the greedy few spoil it for the many. In an effort to position themselves as the UK's cheap broadband provider many providers also reserve the right to manage high-bandwidth traffic on its network.