Net Neutrality Advocates To FCC: Put the Kibosh On Internet Freebies (cnet.com)

An anonymous reader cites a CNET report:Net neutrality advocates demand action. Representatives from Fight the Future, the Center for Media Justice and Free Press on Friday hand-delivered a 6-foot tall package containing 100,000 letters of complaint to the Federal Communications Commission. They ask the agency to take action against AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile and Verizon for violating the agency's Open Internet order by offering so-called zero-rating service plans. While the practice offers some benefits to customers, critics say it violates the agency's Net neutrality principles, which requires all services on the internet be treated the same. They claim it puts smaller competitors at a disadvantage and highlights the fact that data caps are unnecessary. Carriers say they are simply experimenting with new business models that will make their service more affordable for consumers.

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Re:Lower cost, not the same cost

[mrchaotica]

Perhaps it is unfortunate that "any random small server" doesn't use the protocols, codecs, bit rates, etc that Youtube and Netflix agreed to.

Have you investigated the process of getting content enabled for Binge On? I actually have. It has nothing to do with protocols, bit rates, standards etc. (i.e., something that any random admin could enable by tweaking some server settings) and everything to do with having your corporation sign a contractual agreement with T-Mobile.

If the process for enabling it were only technical and accessible to any server operator instead of instead of bureaucratic, I would have no problem with it.