AT&T will no longer block use of the FaceTime video...
AT&T will no longer block use of the FaceTime video calling application for customers with any tiered data plan using a compatible iOS device, the company said Wednesday. In September, public interest groups complained that AT&T was blocking customers from…
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using FaceTime unless they subscribe to one of AT&T’s “Mobile Share” plans (CD Sept 19 p1). “This means iPhone 4S customers with tiered plans will be able to make FaceTime calls over the AT&T cellular network,” the carrier said. “AT&T previously made FaceTime over Cellular available to customers with a Mobile Share plan and those with an LTE device on tiered plans. Of course, FaceTime over Wi-Fi remains available for all customers who have a compatible iPhone or iPad.” “AT&T’s announcement is another step in the right direction,” Free Press said. “It shows once again that the FCC’s Open Internet rules can create more consumer certainty, as they work to give people more choices and freedom in use of their data. Yet as we've made clear all along, the company has no right to block the application in the first place. Until AT&T makes FaceTime available to all of its customers, it is still in violation of the law and the broader principles of Net Neutrality."