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FTC rules that throttled unlimited data doesn't qualify as 'unlimited'

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Posted by Derek Kessler on 28 Jan 2015 1:40 pm
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In a ruling that's resulted in a $40 million fine, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's smacking down TracFone's speed throttling of customers that were paying for unlimited data service. The case in question only applies to TracFone, but it helps to reinforce a precedent that could apply to even the larger carriers in the United States.

TracFone clarifies Straight Talk and Net10 data policy, confirms 2.5GB throttle point

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 30 Sep 2013 6:42 pm
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A little policy transparency from the most popular MVNO operator TracFone, which operates (among others) the Straight Talk and Net10 prepaid carrier brands, has clarified its smart phone data policy to explicitly put a 2.5GB throttle point on its offerings. While both Straight Talk and Net10 have been extremely popular as inexpensive choices in the prepaid phone service arena, their policies...