Verizon Communications Inc. plans to help its users share files faster and has allied with P2P sharers.
At a conference in New York, the Verizon group will present test results showing that when an ISP cooperates with a file-sharing software maker they can speed downloads an average of 60 percent — though collaboration boosted some downloads six-fold on fast Internet connections.
“This test signifies a turning point in the history of peer-to-peer technology and ISPs,” said Robert Levitan, chief executive of file-sharing company Pando Networks Inc. “It will definitely show ISPs that the problem is not peer-to-peer technology, the problem is how you deploy it. It is possible to deploy P2P to their advantage.”
So does this mean P2P is now legal ? 
In any case, Verizon’s move is a welcome step. It sure beats the approach taken by Comcast with BitTorrent and AT&T, which wants to be the Internet’s traffic cop. - says Larry Dignan.
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