[jbombadil]

I bet that they haven’t done it openly (maybe we haven’t discovered it yet?) because it’s a hot issue.

But there are examples where net neutrality has protected consumers.

In 2012, At&T blocked FaceTime on its network unless you were on one of its expensive plans.

> An AT&T spokeswoman, speaking on background, disputed it was using cellular FaceTime as a "premium" feature, but acknowledged the company was using it as a lever to get users to switch over to the new plans which charge for data usage in tiers.

(Source: https://www.wired.com/2012/08/facetime-net-neutrality-flap/)

[brightball]

I actually agree with AT&T on this one.

There is only so much cellular spectrum and the more it’s congested the more performance degrades for all other users. Rate limiting in that environment makes sense.

Rate limiting over fiber doesn’t though.

[jbombadil]

I understand that… As long as they rate limit their own video call service at the same rate as they do the competitions. Which I somehow doubt they’ll do (unless forced by law / regulation)