NEWS
Federal Communications Commission
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March 27, 2008 Amy Blankenship at (202) 418-2500
COMMISSIONER DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE 
APPLAUDS COMCAST/BITTORRENT AGREEMENT
I am pleased that following the FCC’s investigation and recent forum, BitTorrent
and Comcast have announced several industry-based solutions for acceptable network 
capacity management and lawful content distribution.  I have consistently favored 
competition and market forces rather than government regulation across all platforms 
and especially in this dynamic, highly-technical marketplace.  Finally, I would like to 
encourage all interested parties to redouble their efforts to address the growing problem 
of illegal content distribution, from pirated movies and music, to online child 
pornography, as well as the issue of child online safety.  I look forward to even more 
collaborative, industry-based solutions, which are often the most effective and efficient 
means of resolving complex, technical network disputes.