The FCC’s Net Neutrality rules that went into effect last
summer are intended to prevent mobile and fixed-wire Internet service providers
(ISPs) from blocking, throttling, or prioritizing apps or content delivered over
their networks. The ISPs are once again
challenging the rules in court. (U.S.
Appeals Court heard oral arguments in early December.)
But, in the meantime, the ISPs are testing the legal limits of
the rules by introducing new streaming services that exempt “some” content from
data caps (T-Mobile’s Binge On, Verizon’s Go90), allowing third parties to
sponsor data (AT&T), or using the
cable portions of their networks instead of the internet to deliver services
(Comcast’s Stream).
How will regulators and lawmakers respond?
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