AT&T

Public Knowledge Disappointed With AT&T Comments on T-Mobile

The following is attributed to Gigi B. Sohn, president and CEO of Public Knowledge:

“It was truly unfortunate that a top AT&T official blamed some layoffs at T-Mobile on the government’s blocking of AT&T’s takeover of its competitor.  T-Mobile started losing customers and distributors when the takeover started.  Their ads and marketing were frozen as the deal dragged on, and customers left.  Now they face getting those customers back and investing in their network. 

“It's also worth noting that had AT&T won, perhaps ten times as many jobs would have been lost than 1,900 announced today, as AT&T's history of layoffs after transactions has shown.  If AT&T cared about job loss, they could start replacing many of the tens of thousands of jobs they have eliminated over the last few years.”

 

 

AT&T's Plan to Cash in on the App Economy

AT&T has announced a new scheme that is wholly incompatible with an open Internet and could threaten the vibrant and growing app economy. Its idea is to charge app developers to have the data their apps use exempt from data usage caps, opening up grand new possibilities for double dipping.

App developers have succeeded in bringing value to consumers precisely because the app marketplace has low barriers to entry--a mobile game from EA or productivity app from Apple or Microsoft competes on even terms with software from small companies and one-man shops. AT&T's plan would give an advantage to deep-pocketed app developers and do serious damage to this innovative sector.



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Public Knowledge Questions AT&T Data Cap Plan

The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that AT&T plans the equivalent of an 800 number for wireless app developers and content providers.  Under the plan, app developers or content providers, not customers, would pay for the data used and the data would not apply to a customer’s data cap.

The story is here.

The following is attributed to Harold Feld, legal director of Public Knowledge:

 “This new plan is unfortunate because it shows how fraudulent the AT&T data cap is, and calls into question the whole rationale of the data caps.  Apparently it has nothing to do with network management.  It's a tool to get more revenue from developers and customers.

When Telecom and Media Companies Behave Badly, Everyone Suffers

It has only been a couple of months back that AT&T gave up on its attempt to take over T-Mobile, in what would have been quite a coup for the second-largest wireless carrier to take over the fourth largest. It took all of the gumption of the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to stop that deal in what should have been an easy call.

And yet, the idea of big companies continuing to control their markets, and control the behavior of consumers, continues to march on as if that other deal hadn’t happened. Even now, two major deals are proceeding apace, one in telecom and one in the entertainment world. Each of those has what you might call a sidekick action – not a big blockbuster deal, but just another way that companies and industries in the telecom space and the entertainment world try to impose their will on consumers while government acquiesces.

The Making Of A Cartel



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The Making Of A Cartel

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The Making Of A Cartel

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PK In The Know Podcast: Spectrum, Apple eBooks, Fake Data Hogs, and Bittorrent TV

On today's podcast we update the status of spectrum in the payroll tax bill, and discuss Apple's overreach in its ebook authoring software, AT&T proving that data hogs are fake, and a new way to broadcast video from bittorrent.



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On today's podcast we update the status of spectrum in the payroll tax bill, and discuss Apple's overreach in its ebook authoring software, AT&T proving that data hogs are fake, and a new way to broadcast video from bittorrent.

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On today's podcast we update the status of spectrum in the payroll tax bill, and discuss Apple's overreach in its ebook authoring software, AT&T proving that data hogs are fake, and a new way to broadcast video from bittorrent.

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If Data Caps Lack Clarity, Then Data Hogs = Flying Pigs

AT&T started throttling the cell phones of some of its heaviest data users (sometimes referred to as “data hogs”) a few months ago. Reports from the field indicate that those heavy network using “data hogs” are not that different from anyone else. 

AT&T says it only throttles the smartphones of customers who use “extraordinary level[s] of data usage.”  It turns out that these “extraordinary levels of data usage” on unlimited plans are actually a lot lower than amounts offered by the tiered plan at the same price.  What does this discrepancy mean?

First, the most current definitions of “throttling” and “data hogs:”

Throttling (verb)



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First, the most current definitions of “throttling” and “data hogs:”

Throttling (verb)

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AT&T says it only throttles the smartphones of customers who use “extraordinary level[s] of data usage.”  It turns out that these “extraordinary levels of data usage” on unlimited plans are actually a lot lower than amounts offered by the tiered plan at the same price.  What does this discrepancy mean?

First, the most current definitions of “throttling” and “data hogs:”

Throttling (verb)

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AT&T says it only throttles the smartphones of customers who use “extraordinary level[s] of data usage.”  It turns out that these “extraordinary levels of data usage” on unlimited plans are actually a lot lower than amounts offered by the tiered plan at the same price.  What does this discrepancy mean?

First, the most current definitions of “throttling” and “data hogs:”

Throttling (verb)

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PK In The Know Podcast: DVD Ripping, Boxee, Spectrum, and the Open Design Engine



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On today's podcast we discuss efforts to make DVD ripping legal, allow Boxee to access cable subscriptions, and a horrible spectrum bill.  We also chat with J. Simmons of Mach 30 about building the Open Design Engine.

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On today's podcast we discuss efforts to make DVD ripping legal, allow Boxee to access cable subscriptions, and a horrible spectrum bill.  We also chat with J. Simmons of Mach 30 about building the Open Design Engine.

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On today's podcast we discuss efforts to make DVD ripping legal, allow Boxee to access cable subscriptions, and a horrible spectrum bill.  We also chat with J. Simmons of Mach 30 about building the Open Design Engine.

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It's Never Over For AT&T: Sting Of ATTMobile Defeat Lingers On and On

This is a great week for taking a step back for a good look at how Washington works.  It’s also a great demonstration of that wonderful saying, “It’s never over until it’s over.  And it’s never over.”

On the menu are AT&T’s failed takeover of T-Mobile, a bill to set rules for spectrum auctions, a payroll tax bill pending in Congress, a bill to change FCC procedures, and Verizon’s planned collaboration with Comcast and other cable companies.   They all have something in common:  big companies trying to obtain their fair advantage over consumers and competitors.  In these cases, it’s generally in the wireless market.



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On the menu are AT&T’s failed takeover of T-Mobile, a bill to set rules for spectrum auctions, a payroll tax bill pending in Congress, a bill to change FCC procedures, and Verizon’s planned collaboration with Comcast and other cable companies.   They all have something in common:  big companies trying to obtain their fair advantage over consumers and competitors.  In these cases, it’s generally in the wireless market.

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On the menu are AT&T’s failed takeover of T-Mobile, a bill to set rules for spectrum auctions, a payroll tax bill pending in Congress, a bill to change FCC procedures, and Verizon’s planned collaboration with Comcast and other cable companies.   They all have something in common:  big companies trying to obtain their fair advantage over consumers and competitors.  In these cases, it’s generally in the wireless market.

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Jan. 31 Letter from AT&T Supporting Bill Curbing FCC

January 31, 2012
12-01-31ATT Letter FCC Reform Legislation 1-31-12