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The Federal Communications Commission is investigating concerns that Comcast's new network management practices gives priority to its own digital voice services while degrading the quality of its competitors.

In a letter sent to Comcast on Sunday, the FCC asked why the company had failed to disclose "the distinct effects Comcast's new network management technique has on Comcast's VoIP offering versus those if its competitors."

Ben Scott
Policy Director
Free Press

The FCC also requested "a detailed justification for Comcast's disparate treatment of its own VoIP services compared to that offered by other VoIP providers on its network."

Free Press has been supportive of the FCC's investigation into the way Comcast manages its network traffic.

"This letter is a positive sign that the FCC's Comcast decision was not a one-and-done action on Net Neutrality," said Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press. We are pleased that the commission is conducting an ongoing investigation into network management practices that might impact users' access to the online content and services of their choice."

"An open Internet cannot tolerate arbitrary interference from Internet service providers. Congress and the FCC must close any legal loopholes that permit anti-competitive behavior to thrive."