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NN rules didn’t (and likely won’t) affect mobile carriers due to the limited nature of wireless spectrum, the FCC views throttling and data prioritization as a
by vxNsr 3y ago
NN rules didn’t (and likely won’t) affect mobile carriers due to the limited nature of wireless spectrum, the FCC views throttling and data prioritization as a necessary evil.
- rsingel 3y agoThis is not true. FCC net neutrality rules apply to mobile carriers. So do the ones in California Europe India and Canada. There is leewway for a reasonable ment, but those measures can only be used temporarily during times of congestion and have to be as application agnostic as possible
- hedora 3y agoIf that is the case, then 100% of cell carriers are in violation of the law. If you know of a counterexample I'd like to hear it. In particular, California network neutrality says they can't discriminate against services or devices. Complying with the law would imply that any 5G plan could work with any 5G device, so people could use their $10/month tablet add on plans for home broadband and laptops / tethering. Similarly no company would be offering bundles or degrading streaming bandwidth on a per-service basis. For what it's worth, Comcast is also obviously in violation of the above rules, as are the AT&T business 5G terms of service (which specifically say you can't use the service for residential services, such as streaming video, but you can use it for things like video conferencing.) It could just be that the law is not being enforced.
- rsingel 3y agoOh I definitely agree companies are in violation of the law. It's enforced by the California AG, and you can complain to them directly. I didn't know about the AT&T business plan limitation. If it's a mass plan, that's a violation. Enterprise plans are largely exempted.