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by kstrauser 2857 days ago
> California will make T-Mobile Binge On type service illegal for cable providers to offer.

Hopefully, yes.

> And the will outlaw T-Mobile Binge On too.

Hopefully, yes.

In the short term, I like those services. Hey, free streaming video! But in the enlightened self interest long term, I don't want my ISP deciding which services I can plausibly use. Imagine Verizon offered zero-rated Netflix, "but since you don't need all that expensive per-gigabyte data like our competitors try to sell you, we'll give you 2GB of data for free with your plan, but unlimited access to our wide variety of paid sponsors!"