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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by rspeer on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:13PM (#15925767)
Why don't you consider T-Mobile's "Binge On" plan to be a violation of net neutrality? I recall it being something like: Netflix data is free, other data is $10/GB.

It seems exactly the same as that widely-quoted Portuguese example, which also let you pay a data rate for sites that weren't in their special packages. This happened in the US because net neutrality was weak and never really applied to mobile carriers.

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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by ohyes on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:28PM (#15925944)
It would be but wireless providers weren't covered under net neutrality, it only covered wired connections.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by acomjean on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:26PM (#15925920)
mobile carriers were specifically excluded from net-neutrality rules.
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Re:F.C.C. Repeals Net Neutrality Rules by rspeer on Thursday December 14, 2017 @05:23PM (#15927757)
I know.

I'm pointing out that the Portuguese non-neutral mobile carrier is no different than our US non-neutral mobile carriers.

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