Comcast has appealed a decision by the FCC disallowing the company’s practice of purposefully slowing down certain types of web traffic.   The Internet and Cable provider is hoping the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will overturn the Federal Communications Commision ruling which was heralded as a victory for Net Neutrality advocates throughout the Internets.

The FCC ruling in question arose from an investigation by the Associated Press last which found Comcast was secretly blocking and restricting its users legal, peer-to-peer traffic in what appeared to be an effort to restrict bulky flie sharing traffic that was eating a significant portion of the Cable Giant’s bandwidth.   Watchdog organizations Free Press and Public Knowledge filed complaints with the FCC which in turn ruled Comcast was violating its Internet Policy Statement and ordered the company to halt the practice.

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Seattle Times: Comcast appeals FCC slap over blocking web traffic

Slashdot: Comcast appeals net neutrality decision

BusinessWeek: Comcast appeals the FCC decision