AT&T sends in startup shill to shake up Cali's net neutrality safeguards

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/19/att_california_net_neutrality_legislation/

Analysis A group claiming to represent the interests of California's tech startups has argued that the US state should allow so-called zero rating services, despite the negative impact it would have on tech startups.

Last week, CALinnovates provided Sacramento lawmakers, who are discussing proposed legislation to bring net neutrality protections to the Golden State, with a three-page study [PDF] claiming that the practice of allowing ISPs to offer some services – like video streaming from specific companies – without it impacting subscribers' monthly data caps would save Californians more than $130m a year.

AT&T sends in startup shill to shake up Cali's net neutrality safeguards

Jun 20, 2018, 12:27am UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/19/att_california_net_neutrality_legislation/ > Analysis A group claiming to represent the interests of California's tech startups has argued that the US state should allow so-called zero rating services, despite the negative impact it would have on tech startups. > Last week, CALinnovates provided Sacramento lawmakers, who are discussing proposed legislation to bring net neutrality protections to the Golden State, with a three-page study [PDF] claiming that the practice of allowing ISPs to offer some services – like video streaming from specific companies – without it impacting subscribers' monthly data caps would save Californians more than $130m a year.