Da-Chief
04-17-2008, 07:51
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The FCC is holding a public meeting at Stanford University today to discuss the issues of net neutrality and traffic shaping. Seventeen different witnesses will be testifying today, one of which is Broadband Reports user Robb Topolski who was the first to identify (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/93022) Comcast s practice of packet forgery last year. He says that this hearing should be very different from the first FCC hearing that was held back in February. "In addition to the invited panelists, the most important part of this meeting will be the two hours for public comment. With freedom and innovation on the net at stake, I sure hope everyone with opinions on either side of this topic takes the time to show up."
Topolski himself will be speaking about how the issue affects him as both a consumer and a software developer.
One party who won t be speaking is Comcast. After the recent announcement (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Seeks-P2P-Bill-of-Rights-and-Responsibilities-93637) that Comcast and Pando Networks seek to collaborate on a bill of rights and responsibilities for P2P sharing, Comcast Chief Technical Officer Tony Werner was invited to testify at this hearing. He denied, citing a lack of preparation and family issues as the reason. Comcast also says that the issue isn t just about them so they don t need to be there. They assure people that they won t be filling the room with seat-warmers (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Did-Comcast-Hire-Public-Standins-For-Neutrality-Hearing-92178) this time around.
The meeting is scheduled to start at noon Pacific Time and is expected to last all day.
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The FCC is holding a public meeting at Stanford University today to discuss the issues of net neutrality and traffic shaping. Seventeen different witnesses will be testifying today, one of which is Broadband Reports user Robb Topolski who was the first to identify (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/93022) Comcast s practice of packet forgery last year. He says that this hearing should be very different from the first FCC hearing that was held back in February. "In addition to the invited panelists, the most important part of this meeting will be the two hours for public comment. With freedom and innovation on the net at stake, I sure hope everyone with opinions on either side of this topic takes the time to show up."
Topolski himself will be speaking about how the issue affects him as both a consumer and a software developer.
One party who won t be speaking is Comcast. After the recent announcement (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Seeks-P2P-Bill-of-Rights-and-Responsibilities-93637) that Comcast and Pando Networks seek to collaborate on a bill of rights and responsibilities for P2P sharing, Comcast Chief Technical Officer Tony Werner was invited to testify at this hearing. He denied, citing a lack of preparation and family issues as the reason. Comcast also says that the issue isn t just about them so they don t need to be there. They assure people that they won t be filling the room with seat-warmers (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Did-Comcast-Hire-Public-Standins-For-Neutrality-Hearing-92178) this time around.
The meeting is scheduled to start at noon Pacific Time and is expected to last all day.
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Net-Neutrality-Meeting-at-Stanford-Today-93665)
More...