FCC Rules That Verizon Wireless Cannot Charge Extra For Tethering

[4GHoward]

It looks like Verizon Wireless has to pay up on blocking tethering apps. I hope Sprint will never get in this situation.

 

Source:

http://www.fiercemob...ring/2012-07-31

http://www.fiercewir...apps/2012-07-31

[kckid]

Does Sprint charge extra for hotspot on their LTE or WiMax devices?

[dedub]

I believe this is specific to vz, because of the restrictions placed on vz's lte 700.

 

Other carriers/freq's don't have that restriction (that they cannot restrict specific data usage).

[boomerbubba]

Verizon must have seen this coming. IIRC, when they revamped their family plans recently to share capped data, they made free tethering a "feature" of these shared plans.

[WiWavelength]

When the FCC auctioned the Upper 700 MHz C block 22 MHz licenses four years ago, Google helped bid up the prices so that VZW's winning bids were above the threshold that triggered open access requirements on the C block.

 

AJ

[S4GRU]

Verizon must have seen this coming. IIRC' date=' when they revamped their family plans recently to share capped data, they made free tethering a "feature" of these shared plans.[/quote']

 

And that's the way it should be when you have a data cap (or data allotment). You pay for x amount of data, you should be able to use it any way you want. Smartphone, tethering, tablet, etc.

 

But of course, that model can't work with unlimited. And those need to be paid for per device.

 

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[lynyrd65]

When the FCC auctioned the Upper 700 MHz C block 22 MHz licenses four years ago, Google helped bid up the prices so that VZW's winning bids were above the threshold that triggered open access requirements on the C block.

 

AJ

 

If Sprint ever gets bought out by anybody, I hope it's Google.

 

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[4GHoward]

If Sprint ever gets bought out by anybody, I hope it's Google.

 

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Why do you hope it's Google? What if it was Apple?

Have you read this topic? http://s4gru.com/ind...-buying-sprint/

[WiWavelength]

Why do you hope it's Google? What if it was Apple?

 

What if it were Anheuser-Busch?

 

AJ

[4GHoward]

What if it were Anheuser-Busch?

 

AJ

 

What if it were MillerCoors?

[pyroscott]

What if it were MillerCoors?

 

Never, they couldn't afford the union wages of the cell site installers.

[4GHoward]

Never, they couldn't afford the union wages of the cell site installers.

 

How about General Electric? They are already a conglomerate company.

[lynyrd65]

Why do you hope it's Google? What if it was Apple?

Have you read this topic? http://s4gru.com/ind...-buying-sprint/

 

It prompted me to write that. I hope if they ever really do try that Google prevents it by outbidding apple.

[Feech]

Just so we're clear because the post title confused me. Verizon CAN charge for tethering but they cannot block app for tethering. I think thats correct..

[xcharles718]

What if it was Berkshire Hathaway?

[WiWavelength]

What if it was Berkshire Hathaway?

 

Every smartphone activation comes with one ten thousandth of a share of Berkshire Hathaway stock and a free medium Dairy Queen Blizzard.

 

AJ

[djmiro83]

Every smartphone activation comes with one ten thousandth of a share of Berkshire Hathaway stock and a free medium Dairy Queen Blizzard.

 

AJ

 

So, based on this... I need my stock and blizzards delivered stat!

 

In regards to OP... I'm glad that this happened to VZW. I know it sounds a bit hater-ish, but seeing things like this just remind me why I continue to stay with Sprint. Forget those overpriced shared data plans and sneaky tactics to screw over customers!

[xcharles718]

Every smartphone activation comes with one ten thousandth of a share of Berkshire Hathaway stock and a free medium Dairy Queen Blizzard.

 

AJ

Do I get an additional Blizzard if I refer a friend?

 

FCC should have dealt with this when unlimited data was still available.