bhachuj
01-30-2009, 04:45 PM
Cox, the third largest ISP in the U.S, is none too fond of BitTorrent users. Previously we reported that they disconnect alleged copyright infringers without warning. Today, Cox announced a new ‘network management’ trial where P2P, Usenet and FTP users will be slowed down when the network is congested.
Cox is known to manage its network by slowing down BitTorrent users, or by making it impossible for them to share files with others.
Comcast was slapped by the FCC last year for a similarly unfair treatment of BitTorrent users, but Cox managed to get away relatively unscathed, even though it was using the same TCP RST packet forging techniques. Cox has no intention of stopping the traffic slowdowns in 2009, it will just use different methods.
More from http://torrentfreak.com/cox-suckers-bittorrent-users-with-more-slowdowns-090128/
Cox is known to manage its network by slowing down BitTorrent users, or by making it impossible for them to share files with others.
Comcast was slapped by the FCC last year for a similarly unfair treatment of BitTorrent users, but Cox managed to get away relatively unscathed, even though it was using the same TCP RST packet forging techniques. Cox has no intention of stopping the traffic slowdowns in 2009, it will just use different methods.
More from http://torrentfreak.com/cox-suckers-bittorrent-users-with-more-slowdowns-090128/