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AT&T OKs Sling App On Wireless Network

AT&T reversed a policy banning Sling Media's mobile video player from using its 3G wireless data network. It will allow an "optimized" version of the app to run on the Apple iPhone. Sling Media, a subsidiary of EchoStar, launched the SlingPlayer Mobile app for iPhones in May 2009 and AT&T began testing in December.

The reversal on the SlingPlayer could play well for Netflix, which is also is developing a streaming-video application for the iPhone. But not everyone was pleased with AT&T's decision. Free Press policy counsel Chris Riley said "the incident highlights AT&T's anti-competitive and anti-consumer veto at work. AT&T's behavior is a case in point as to the need for network neutrality rules for all platforms."

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