T-Mobile Exempts Pokemon Go From Data Caps [Net Neutrality Issues]
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/280335/t-mobile-exempts-pokemon-go-from-data-caps.html
T-Mobile is again pushing the envelope on net neutrality with
a new zero-rating service: The company said today it will
exempt the popular Pokemon Go from its customers' monthly data
allotments until August of 2017. The move means that T-Mobile
customers will be able to play the popular augmented reality
game without incurring extra charges. As with other
zero-ratings plans, consumers aren't likely to complain.
After all, they're getting a free benefit -- at least, if they
play Pokemon Go. But net neutrality advocates have long
warned that broadband carriers can implement data caps -- and
their exemptions -- in ways that undermine net neutrality
principles. "They distort competition, thwart innovation,
threaten free speech, and restrict consumer choice," advocates
said about zero-rating services in an FCC filing earlier this
year.
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--Lauren--
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