Comcast Sued for Child Pornography

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said his office would pursue legal action against Comcast.

Comcast Cable Communications LLC is under investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who has pressured Internet service providers to block access to child pornography.

On Monday Cuomo said his office would pursue legal action against Comcast if it did not act quickly to reforms.

Major ISPs such as Verizon Communications, Sprint, Time Warner Inc's AOL unit, AT&T Inc and Time Warner Cable, agreed to block Internet bulletin boards and websites nationwide that disseminate child porn.

However, Comcast did not sign New York's "code of conduct" that includes these and other business reforms, Cuomo said.

Comcast responded saying it has been working with Cuomo and said it expects to sign on to the New York code of conduct. The cable company also noted it signed a separate agreement with the cable industry and 48 state attorneys general to help combat child pornography.

Cuomo issued a statement saying that Comcast "has continued to drag its heels when it comes to taking every necessary action to eliminate online child porn from the Internet."

If the cable company does not agree to change its business practices within five days, New York will pursue legal action against the Internet service provider.