AT&T just got hit with a $100 million fine after slowing down its ‘unlimited’ data
The Federal Communications Commission slapped AT&T with a $100 million fine Wednesday, accusing the country's second largest cellular carrier of improperly slowing down Internet speeds for customers who had signed up for "unlimited" data plans.
The FCC found that when customers used up a certain amount of data watching movies or browsing the Web, AT&T "throttled" their Internet speeds so that they were much slower than normal.
The fine is one of the largest ever levied by the agency.
By not properly disclosing the policy to consumers who thought they were getting "unlimited" data, the company violated the FCC's rules on corporate transparency, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement.
reminds me of the EPA/envirowackos scams
ReplyDeleteIt's part of Net Neutrality.., the good part. There are parts that aren't that good, though.
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