4 posts and columns on David Cohen

Comcast Turns the Broadband Meter On, and Moves to Usage-Based Billing

in Media on May 17 at 11:12 am PT

Important for people who stream a whole lot of Internet video, or think they might one day.
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Comcast, Verizon Say They’re Itching to Fight Google, Apple

in Mobile on March 21 at 7:47 am PT

The Feds are probing into a deal between the cable giant and the telco giant — who say they need help to take on the really big guys.
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Want to Cut Your Cord? The NBC U-Comcast Deal Won't Make It Easier

in Media on January 18, 2011 at 2:47 pm PT

If you were hoping that the government restrictions on the NBC U-Comcast deal would make it easier for you to stop paying for cable, you’re out of luck. The government is forcing the new company to offer its stuff to online outlets like Netflix and iTunes. But it won’t happen in the way that cord cutters would like. If it happens at all.

A Little Cheese With That Whine, Comcast?

in News on September 4, 2008 at 4:30 pm PT

As predictable as day following night, litigation has followed the Federal Communications Commission’s sanctions against Comcast. In a long-expected action, Comcast sued the commission today claiming the FCC had no legal grounds on which to punish it for throttling file-sharing traffic on its network.