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Senator Al Franken Accuses AT&T of "Skirting" Net Neutrality Rules

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-sir-I-don't-like-it dept.

McGruber writes In a letter to the U.S. Federal Communication Commission and the Department of Justice, Senator Al Franken warned that letting AT&T acquire Direct TV could turn AT&T into a gatekeeper to the mobile Internet. Franken also complained that AT&T took inappropriate steps to block Internet applications like Google Voice and Skype: "AT&T has a history of skirting the spirit, and perhaps the letter' of the government's rules on net neutrality, Franken wrote."

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  1. verizon, comcast? by steak · · Score: 5, Insightful

    why not go after the worst offenders?

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  2. Franken/Warren (or Warren/Franken) 2016! by disposable60 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They'd make quite a team, and the debates might finally be watchable.

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  3. The committment was only for three years by Meshach · · Score: 5, Interesting
    From the article:

    Those rules were written in 2010 — and AT&T has pledged to abide by them for three years if its DirecTV purchase goes through — but were knocked down by a federal court in January.

    Even if AT&T did abide by these rules in three years their commitment is over and they can do what they want.

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