Comcast and BitTorrent agreed to find ways that BitTorrent's file-sharing application can be used by Comcast's high-speed-data subscribers without clogging up Comcast's cable pipes and impacting service for all customers.

Comcast said Thursday that both companies thought they could come up with a solution without the need for government intervention. The announcement was hailed by opponents of mandatory network-neutrality regulations or legislation but panned by activists unconvinced that this took care of the perceived problem.

BitTorrent and others had complained to the Federal Communications Commission about Comcast's network-management techniques for the bandwidth-heavy file-sharing system, which Comcast said were necessary to provide a quality Internet experience for all of its customers.

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