On 6 April a court ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had no authority to sanction cable firm Comcast for slowing some net traffic.
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The court ruled in favour of Comcast, which had challenged FCC sanctions placed on it for violating open internet principles by slowing traffic to subscribers downloading large files using peer-to peer file-sharing services like BitTorrent.
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Net neutrality supporters said this decision cast into limbo the agency's ability to regulate broadband services.
The FCC has extended the deadline for comment on net neutrality rules, where all internet traffic is treated equally.
