Mobile broadband should be subject to, at the...
Mobile broadband should be subject to, at the most, transparency and “very limited” blocking provisions, CTIA said in its net neutrality comments, posted by the FCC Monday in docket 14-28. Any rules should mirror the 2010 prohibitions, the group said.…
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“Mobile broadband customers fully expect access to all lawful content and applications, and providers have strong incentives to meet these expectations by optimizing the delivery of all content or applications that will not harm the network or undercut the experience of other users,” CTIA said (http://bit.ly/1o1iwFh). CTIA’s message was consistent with what the wireless industry as a whole has filed at the FCC (CD July 17 p1). Blocking provisions should cover only lawful websites and services “that compete with a particular broadband provider’s voice or video telephony offerings, subject to reasonable network management,” CTIA said. Transparency rules should be the same as those imposed in the 2010 net neutrality order, the group said. “Mobile wireless providers already disclose information regarding speeds (with appropriate disclaimers to account for the inherent variability of mobile service), prices, data caps (where applicable), and network management practices.”