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Verizon To Start Throttling Speeds For LTE Data Hogs
(dooley)Back in 2011, Verizon started throttling 3G data speeds for the 5% of its smartphone customers who used the most data every month, even if those customers had so-called “unlimited” data plans....
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Verizon’s Plan To Throttle Heavy LTE Users Is “Deeply Troubling” To FCC’s...
(northernplateguy)Last week, Verizon announced that it was extending its “Network Optimization” policy, which throttles speeds for the top 5% of data users, to include LTE data for the first time. This...
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Verizon’s Defense For LTE Throttling: We’re Not Going After Unlimited Users;...
(Steve Rhodes)Verizon Wireless recently announced that it will soon expand its data-throttling “Network Optimization” program to include users of its high-speed LTE network. FCC Chair Tom Wheeler then...
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All Four National Wireless Companies Accused Of Breaking FCC Rules By Hiding...
(iweatherman)Just over two weeks ago, the FCC not-so-gently reminded all four big wireless carriers that although true “net neutrality” might not apply to them, there are still rules about transparency...
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Verizon’s “All Kids Do It” Excuse For Throttling Isn’t Good Enough For FCC Chair
(Scott Lynch)First, Verizon announced it would start throttling LTE users who devour the most data, but only those with grandfathered-in unlimited plans. Then FCC Chair Tom Wheeler said he was “deeply...
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T-Mobile Emphasizes: They’re Probably Not Going To Throttle You
(David Guija Alcaraz)Imagine being part of a rarified group: your carrier’s top 20 gobblers of unlimited data. At T-Mobile, unlimited data is still a thing, and a recently leaked memo has customers...
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AT&T, Where “Congestion”& Data Caps Only Apply To Existing Users
(Mike Mozart)Ever since AT&T and Verizon got rid of unlimited wireless plans, both companies have used the questionable excuse of “congestion,” claiming that throttling data after remaining...
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Verizon Realizes Throttling LTE Users Is A Stupid, Stupid Idea; Decides Not To
(Cecee)Back in July, Verizon Wireless ticked off its few remaining unlimited data subscribers and caught the unwanted attention of the FCC Chairman, when it announced that it would begin throttling...
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AT&T Sued By Feds For Throttling “Unlimited” Wireless Customers
(Mike Mozart)A few years back, AT&T ticked off a lot of wireless customers with so-called “unlimited” plans by announcing that it would throttle data speeds for users who passed certain monthly...
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AT&T Calls Throttling Lawsuit “Baseless… Baffling”
(Steve)Earlier today, the Federal Trade Commission sued AT&T over the throttling of wireless subscribers with unlimited plans. Not surprisingly, the Death Star isn’t exactly pleased with the...
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T-Mobile Agrees To Show Throttled Users Their Actual Speeds
(iweatherman)For the last few months, the Federal Communication Commission has been investigating the data-throttling practices of the country’s major mobile carriers. While AT&T doesn’t see the...
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AT&T Says It Can’t Be Sued By FTC Over Throttling Of Unlimited Data Plans
(Steve)Last October, the Federal Trade Commission sued AT&T, alleging that the wireless company failed to adequately disclose to its “unlimited” data customers that it could throttle their network...
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TracFone To Refund $40 Million To Customers For Deceptive “Unlimited” Data...
This ad from 2012, cited in the FTC complaint, shows that TracFone did not even mention the possibility of data throttling in the fine print.Beginning in 2009, TracFone began selling supposedly...
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AT&T Still Trying To Wriggle Out Of Federal Throttling Lawsuit
(Mike Mozart)Seven months after the Federal Trade Commission sued AT&T’s wireless division for allegedly misleading customers about “unlimited” data plans, and nearly two months after a judge...
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Sprint Stops Throttling Data Speeds As Net Neutrality Goes Into Effect
(JeepersMedia)Net neutrality only became well and truly legal on June 12, and yet already the new rules are prompting change: Sprint stopped intermittently throttling data speeds for its heaviest...
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Sprint Backpedals, Won’t Slow Video Speeds For Unlimited Data Customers
(JeepersMedia)Well, that was fast: A day after Sprint stirred up the ire of customers with its new “All-In” unlimited plan that stuck users with 3G speeds for streaming video, the company has now...
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AT&T: $100M Fine For Throttling Unlimited Data Users Is...
(jetsetpress)In June, the FCC proposed a potentially $100 million fine against AT&T for allegedly failing to disclose to its “unlimited” data plan subscribers the extent to which their data access...
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T-Mobile Now Exempts 33 Streaming Music Services From Data Limits, Adds Apple...
(kris krüg)Last year, T-Mobile added a benefit for their customers that no other mobile provider had tried: data used for music streaming services doesn’t count against their data allowance. Since the...
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Verizon Stops Throttling Data For Unlimited Wireless Data Plans, Doesn’t Tell...
(dooley)For four years, Verizon has been throttling 3G data speeds for its few remaining “unlimited” data plan holders who dared try to take advantage of having access to supposedly unlimited data on...
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AT&T Unlimited Data Plan Now Tops Out At 22GB/Month Before Throttling
AT&T, which is currently fighting the Federal Communications Commission over a possible $100 million penalty for its practice of throttling data speeds for customers with so-called “unlimited” data...
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