Multichannel News, April 20, 2008
By Ted Hearn

Was it an empty public-relations-driven gesture — or a demonstration that so-called network neutrality regulations are unnecessary?

The smoldering issue of how Comcast and other Internet-service providers treat peer-to-peer traffic that traverses their networks continued to throw off sparks last week.

Comcast further positioned itself as proactively and responsibly addressing peer-to-peer applications, announcing it will lead an industry-wide effort to create a “P2P Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” for users and Internet-service providers.

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