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A coalition of consumer groups has formally asked the Federal Communications Commission to stop Comcast Corp. from interfering with file sharing and to fine Comcast $195,000 for every affected subscriber.
The petitions will be the first real test of the FCC's stance on the so-called "Net Neutrality" issue. The agency has said that Internet service providers can't block customers from Web sites or from using Internet-based applications, but it has not had to enforce that policy, given the long-standing industry practice of treating all Internet traffic substantially equally.