Re:As the U.S. Retreats, Canada Doubles Down on Net Neutrality
by Reason077 on Sunday December 17, 2017 @11:34AM
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Bundling (ie: "sign up and get service X free for 12 months") is one thing, and I'd agree that's outside the scope of net neutrality.
But zero rating (i.e.: "Service X data is free and does not count towards your data cap" is another. Discriminating by charging different rates for different data services isn't really much different to discriminating by prioritisation, in terms of the effect it has on the ability of rival services to compete.
But zero rating (i.e.: "Service X data is free and does not count towards your data cap" is another. Discriminating by charging different rates for different data services isn't really much different to discriminating by prioritisation, in terms of the effect it has on the ability of rival services to compete.