Net neutrality opponents found a rare bit of agreement with backers on the subject of Comcast’s network management practices surrounding P2P transfers (CD Nov 2 p9). Hands Off the Internet said in a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin that the agency has the authority to investigate the alleged violation of its “four freedoms” by Comcast for delaying uploads through the BitTorrent protocol. The group said the legitimacy of the four freedoms is at stake, requiring Comcast to be cleared by the FCC or held responsible for any violations. “With both outcomes, the process works and the integrity of the four principles” remains intact, said the letter from co-chairs Christopher Wolf and Mike McCurry, who was President Bill Clinton’s press secretary. The Supreme Court has recognized the FCC’s authority to enforce its principles in the Brand X decision, and Martin has said the FCC has “ancillary authority” over infrastructure providers, the letter said.