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AT&T, FTC, settle data throttling lawsuit from 2014

Wireless carrier AT&T has apparently reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission regarding its data throttling practices. The two parties have reached a settlement regarding a case that originally began in 2014. Details of the settlement are still unknown, but a recently published federal court ruling says the deal was reached on August 2nd, […]

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Comcast could be readying paid priority lanes should net neutrality laws be eliminated

After years of promising that it won’t violate the principles of net neutrality, Comcast appears to be gearing up for an instance in which net neutrality laws could be revoked. The company’s stance has changed and while Comcast has stated that it has dropped its promise about not instituting paid prioritization. The new policy now […]

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AT&T subscribers to receive more than $88 million as part of third-party “cramming” lawsuit settlement

You might have a part of a class action lawsuit reward coming your way. The United States Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced that it will be distributing more than $88 million in refunds to 2.7 million AT&T customers who had unauthorized third-party charges added to their service bills, something better known as “mobile cramming.” […]

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AT&T eases constrictions, now allows for 22GB per month of data use prior to throttling

It looks like AT&T will allow unlimited data plan customers more leeway before beginning to throttle their data. Users with legacy unlimited data plans can use up to 22GB of data per month without getting throttled. After that, users will see slower speeds in congested areas, with the degree of throttling depending on the amount […]

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South Korea may inspire global App Store policy change

According to CNET, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered Google and Apple to remove specific clauses pertaining to refunds contained within applications’ terms and services on both Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store (for iPhone and iPad). The Commission declared that the clauses were, “explicitly unfair and responsible for damages to the consumer”. In a press release, […]