BitTorrent Throttling Internet Providers Exposed

Data published by the Google-backed Measurement Lab gives a unique insight into the BitTorrent throttling practices of ISPs all over the world. It reveals that Comcast was slowing down nearly half of all BitTorrent traffic in the U.S. early 2008, but only 3% last year. In Canada, Rogers has the worst track record as it systematically throttles more than three-quarters of all BitTorrent traffic.

Hundreds of ISPs all over the world limit and restrict BitTorrent traffic on their networks. Unfortunately, most companies are not very open about their network management solutions.

Thanks to data collected by Measurement Lab (M-Lab) the public is now able to take a look at the frequency of these BitTorrent throttling practices. Among other tools, M-Lab runs the Glasnost application developed by the Max Planck Institute.

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Let me add here, that in Greece. ΟΤΕΝΕΤ (the biggest ISP) had been slowing down (and in some cases even stopped) torrent downloading since 2008. It goes to say that OTENET has refused to answer our questions on the matter and also, that Greek law does not cover such issues as torrents.