AT&T, Verizon and Texas ISP Fire First Legal Shots Against Net Neutrality

To no one’s surprise, the FCC’s net neutrality rules are coming under legal fire by the telecom industry. A pair of lawsuits, filed by USTelecom — a broadband “association” led by Verizon and AT&T (again, like the Radiohead song, no surprises) — and Texas-based Alamo Broadband, are contesting the agency’s rules which have not yet been implemented, but USTelecom and Alamo Broadband filed their petitions, just … Continue reading AT&T, Verizon and Texas ISP Fire First Legal Shots Against Net Neutrality

AT&T: Your world. Throttled.

AT&T Won’t Stop Throttling Your iPhone’s Unlimited Data Plan

Smartphone users who believed that the FCC’s recent love of net neutrality meant that AT&T  would stop throttling their devices with “unlimited” plans when they hit 5GB are finding that the situation is complicated, to say the least. When AT&T customers with unlimited plans hit 5GB of usage, the company reduces their speed to a crawl. Some sources have claimed to see speeds on par … Continue reading AT&T Won’t Stop Throttling Your iPhone’s Unlimited Data Plan