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Verizon's Mobile Video Won't Count Against Data Caps -- but Netflix Will (arstechnica.com)

Posted by timothy on from the what's-worth-what-to-whom dept.

Earthquake Retrofit writes: Ars Technica has a story about how Verizon Wireless is testing the limits of the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules; Verizon has announced that it will exempt its own video service from mobile data caps—while counting data from competitors such as YouTube and Netflix against customers' caps.

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  1. Re:Well, that's pretty much a textbook violation. by jellomizer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Is it?
    They are not preventing Netflix or YouTube, There isn't any sign that they are slowing down their performance. It is just they are counting the data the same as any other internet download.
    The only twist is that Verizon isn't charging for bandwidth for its own service.
    You could say the cost of Verizon mobile is being paid from the service fee, and you are actually paying more then than the data cap fees.

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