AT&T Charging for FaceTime Would Breach Net Neutrality, Group Says

Photo: Steve Rhodes /Flickr AT&T “would almost certainly” violate net neutrality rules if it begins charging for using FaceTime over its cellular network when Apple’s newest mobile operating system debuts in September, the digital rights group Free Press said Tuesday. On Monday, 9to5Mac discovered that, when testing iOS6 beta 3, a popup message said AT&T needed to be contacted to enable the FaceTime service when using the cellular network. Using the same iOS6 beta with a Verizon iPhone, 9to5Mac did not get the same popup. Apple’s FaceTime app allows live video conversations between users of Apple devices. FaceTime works only over Wi-Fi currently, but is slated to also work over cellular connections when Apple’s iOS6 debuts this fall. “It’s hard to believe AT&T could contemplate blocking consumers’ access to a video-calling application unless those consumers pay AT&T an additional fee,” Matt Wood, Free Press’ policy director, said in a statement

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