The FCC Considers BitTorrent File Sharing in the Latest Battle over Net Neutrality

The Federal Communications Commission held a public hearing at Stanford University in California on Thursday to determine whether Internet service provider Comcast violated FCC policy by blocking BitTorrent file sharing. Torrent is the fastest most efficient way of transmitting large files over the internet. Comcast claims the transfers potentially eat up large amounts of bandwidth slowing connection speeds for its users. BitTorrent is one of the latest fronts in the battle for Net Neutrality.  The FCC hearing is the second in what promises to be a series of debates fueled by public concern that Internet Providers like Comcast, Verizon and AT&T are blocking information for financial and political gain. Comcast has recently announced a deal with the BitTorrent and denied charges that they maliciously targeted the file sharing website.  Joshua Emerson Smith reports from Silicon Valley.

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