by: Bret SwansonSeptember 23, 2016 6:00 am at TechPolicyDaily
No good deed goes unpunished. Try giving away free stuff to consumers, and Washington gets very suspicious. Especially if it involves internet content.
We’ve talked a lot about the case of “zero rating” or “free data,” the practice of exempting certain content from data allowances on mobile broadband plans. Free data can be thought of like toll-free 800 numbers or even simply as advertising. Early examples are T-Mobile’s Binge On and Verizon’s FreeBee. AT&T and Comcast have similar programs, and Facebook famously offered a mobile plan called Free Basics in India before the government there shut it down.
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