AT&T’s hostile FaceTime restrictions likely don’t violate FCC rules
Washington DC-based interest group Public Knowledge issued a brief press release this afternoon stating its displeasure with AT&T’s decision to limit FaceTime over cellular — a new feature in iOS 6 — to subscribers choosing its new Mobile Share plans, arguing that the company is “violating the FCC’s Open Internet rules.” Here’s the full statement from senior staff attorney John Bergmayer: By blocking FaceTime for many of its customers, AT&T is violating the FCC’s Open Internet rules. These rules state that mobile providers shall not ‘block applications that compete with the provider’s voice or video telephony services.’ Although carriers are permitted to engage in ‘reasonable network management,’ there is no technical reason why one… Continue reading…
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AT&T’s hostile FaceTime restrictions likely don’t violate FCC rules
