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> It seems to me that the root of the problem is overpriced data, and not the "zero rating" of some services. Zero rating facilitates overpriced data, which in
by jedbrown 12y ago
> It seems to me that the root of the problem is overpriced data, and not the "zero rating" of some services.
Zero rating facilitates overpriced data, which in turn incentivizes users to stay within the discount/zero web. Without zero rating, a broad consumer base will demand reasonable data rates, encouraging carriers to compete.
- phillc73 12y agoIf this is the case, and as @Someone1234 recalls the UK used to have zero rating services (I honestly don't remember them), what changed in that landscape to bring data prices to significantly lower points? Surely not just competition on its own. The US mobile market isn't a monopoly (although I stand to be corrected if this is spoken in ignorance).
- SixSigma 12y agoMy O2 and Vodafone contracts used to have a special number I could send to, to Tweet for free (I'm not on them now, so I don't know if they still do).