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[ NNSquad ] AT&T announces data throttling of smartphone users (+merger propaganda)
AT&T announces data throttling of smartphone users (+ merger propaganda)
http://j.mp/pnqJc8 (AT&T)
"The bottom line is our customers have options. They can choose to stay
on their unlimited plans and use unlimited amounts of data, but may
experience reduced speeds at some point if they are an extraordinarily
heavy data user. If speed is more important, they may wish to switch
to a tiered usage plan, where customers can pay for more data if they
need it and will not see reduced speeds.
But even as we pursue this additional measure, it will not solve our
spectrum shortage and network capacity issues. Nothing short of
completing the T-Mobile merger will provide additional spectrum
capacity to address these near term challenges."
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Note the propaganda at the end of their announcement, seeming to imply
that if the T-Mobile merger goes through, spectrum problems will be
solved. Will AT&T promise to end all bandwidth caps and throttling if
the merger is approved? I didn't think so. They must think we're
idiots.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org
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