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EFF Says T-Mobile's Video Throttling Violates Net Neutrality Rules
- Arstechnica, Friday, August 19, 2016 4:54 PM
The digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation is considering whether to file Federal Communications Commission complaints over T-Mobile's new "unlimited" data plan. The carrier's new offering automatically throttles all video to 480 lines per screen (considered DVD quality), unless consumers pay an extra $25 a month for high-definition video.
The FCC's net neutrality order prohibits companies from throttling particular content, but allows carriers to charge different prices for different speed tiers. But the order also says that carriers can't degrade an entire class of applications, like VoIP service.
