Comcast To Put An End To File-sharing Block

Philadelphia (PA) - Telecommunications company Comcast announced today that it will no longer restrict Internet subscribers from accessing file-sharing programs and websites.

In the last few months, reports began to surface that Comcast was methodically blocking Internet activity it deemed could be used for illegal content distribution. For example, it made users unable to download BitTorrent files, a modern platform commonly used in video and music pirating.

"This deal is the direct result of public pressure, and the threat of FCC action, against Comcast, but with Comcast's history of broken promises and record of deception, we can't just take their word that the Internet is now in safe hands," said Marvin Ammori, general counsel of the media reform group Free Press in an AP story.

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