Public Knowledge raised a red flag Monday following news that...
Public Knowledge raised a red flag Monday following news that AT&T will start a service that would allow content providers and app developers to pay for the mobile data its customers use. The report in the Wall Street Journal Monday…
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shows why the FCC needs to investigate AT&T’s wireless and wireline data caps, said Public Knowledge Legal Director Harold Feld. “This new plan is unfortunate because it shows how fraudulent the AT&T data cap is, and calls into question the whole rationale of the data caps,” he said. “Apparently it has nothing to do with network management. It’s a tool to get more revenue from developers and customers.” The plan effectively divides customers and app developers into two camps, he said: There are “those who pay AT&T extra for the privilege of being exempt from the cap and those who don’t.” AT&T didn’t comment by our deadline.