The "piece of trash" corporate citizen awards

[Slash1972]

Even if Verizon’s throttling didn’t technically violate the no-throttling rule, Santa Clara could have complained to the FCC under the now-removed net neutrality system, which allowed Internet users to file complaints about any unjust or unreasonable prices and practices. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s decision to deregulate the broadband industry eliminated that complaint option and also limited consumers’ rights to sue Internet providers over unjust or unreasonable behavior

This piece has nothing to do with content but everything to do with the complaint system. While technically part of the “net neutrality system”, it’s not one that is typically brought up when discussing NN.

Verizon’s throttling was described in fire department emails beginning June 29 of this year, just weeks after the FCC’s repeal of net neutrality rules took effect.

Even when net neutrality rules were in place, all major carriers imposed some form of throttling on unlimited plans when customers used more than a certain amount of data. They argued that it was allowed under the rules’ exception for “reasonable network management.” But while such throttling is generally applied only during times of network congestion, the Santa Clara Fire Department says it was throttled at all times once the device in question went over a 25GB monthly threshold

This doesn’t really say anything addressing throttling of connections based on content, which is the core complaint of the removal of NN.

Bottom line is, Verizon could have legally done the exact same thing with NN rules in place as it did once those rules were removed. That’s why it has nothing to do with NN, except in the “complaint” department, as I noted above.

[Leaper]

Nestle still has a good stranglehold on this title in my mind for modern times, although this is definitely up there.

[Typo_Negative]

Verizon personnel are scum because they lie about what ‘unlimited’ means.

[Bryan_Ekers]

@Shoeless

This. Verizon has like three or four different levels of “unlimited” data now. I can imagine someone in purchasing thinking “Why should I pay more for unlimited when I can get unlimited for half of that?”

Be careful; if you add up too many unlimiteds, you owe them one-twelfth of the internet.