AT&T defends unlimited data throttling, says the FTC can't stop it FTC has no jurisdiction because AT&T is a common carrier, company tells judge.
by Jon Brodkin Jan 8 2015 Ars Technica The Federal Trade Commission cannot prevent AT&T from throttling unlimited data customers because of AT&T's status as a common carrier, the company claimed in a motion to dismiss an FTC lawsuit this week. Mobile voice is a common carrier service-similar to the utility status of the traditional wireline telephone network-placing it under the Federal Communications Commission's jurisdiction. The FTC's October 2014 lawsuit against AT&T applied to mobile broadband, which is not a common carrier service. However, AT&T claims that mobile voice's common carrier status prevents the FTC from taking action against the cellular data portion of its business. ... http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/att-defends-unlimited-data-throttling-says-the-ftc-cant-stop-it/ https://www.scribd.com/doc/252048040/AT-T-vs-FTC-Motion-to-Dismiss http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/us-sues-att-alleges-severe-throttling-of-unlimited-data-customers/ _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews_etskywarn.net
