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Comcast settles lawsuit, pays $16M

Comcast, an internet and VoIP services provider has payed approximately $16 million to settle the dispute of traffic shaping methods. The company promised specific speeds and unlimited Internet access. Due to a bot, it impaired the use of some P2P file-sharing traffic. The company decided to settle the legal case that could otherwise prove to be too lengthy and too costly.

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Tags: Comcast, file sharing, Internet, ISP, lawsuit, P2P, traffic, traffic shaping, unlimited Internet access, VoIP