Blocking tackled.The Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. fines a small ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. that tried to block Voice Over Internet Protocol traffic, even though that use was not forbidden by its terms of service (networking) Terms Of Service - (TOS) The rules laid down by an on-line service provider such as AOL that members must obey or risk being "TOS-sed" (disconnected). . The Net phone traffic competed directly with the phone service the company was trying to sell. The $15,000 fine--roughly $75 per blocked customer--isn't much, but it does send a message. |
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