Study: Comcast, Cox blocking BitTorrent throughout United States

Max Planck Institute reports high percentages of hosts blocked even during non-peak hoursThe Max Planck Institute for Software Systems released a study today showing that Cox Communications and Comcast have been blocking BitTorrent transfers within the United States at both peak and non-peak hours.Overall, the study focuses on whether BitTorrent upload traffic has been manipulated at 8,175 different locations around the world by using a testing suite called Glastnost. While only around 7.7% of hosts worldwide reported having their BitTorrent traffic throttled, 87.8% of all blocked hosts were located within the United States, where nearly one-quarter of all hosts tested experienced blocked BitTorrent traffic. Of those nearly 600 blocked hosts, the vast majority were located on Comcast or Cox networks, the study reports. What’s more, says the study, all blocked hosts in the United States are located on cable networks.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/051508-comcast-cox-block-bittorrent.html
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1291520067
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,145952-c,networking/article.htmlStudy: Cox, Comcast Play Traffic Cop Day and Night
Cox Communications is actively blocking BitTorrent file-sharing users from enjoying unfettered Internet services, according to a new study based on more than 8,000 Internet users. Like Comcast , which was the first major cable Internet service provider (ISP) to be outed for throttling peer-to-peer data, Cox says it interferes with the traffic to ensure quality service for all of its customers.
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