Big AT&T Deal Proves It’s Time to Stop ‘Zero-Rating’
Big AT&T Deal Proves It’s Time to Stop ‘Zero-Rating’
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
November 7, 20168m 32s
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Show Notes
Facebook and several other Western companies tried to give away free Internet in India, but regulators wouldn’t allow it. The trouble is that the service provided free access to some online apps—including Facebook—but not others. This is called zero-rating, and regulators believe it harms online competition, giving certain companies an unfair advantage over others.
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