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T-Mobile to Restrict Unlimited Customers Using Up to 2,000 GB of Data Per Month

Monday August 31, 2015 6:29 am PDT by
T-Mobile CEO John Legere has announced that the U.S. carrier will begin taking action against customers with unlimited 4G LTE data plans that deliberately violate the company's terms and conditions by masking excessive tethering usage as smartphone data. T-Mobile notes that less than 1% of customers are using apps or other methods to blow past their Smartphone Mobile HotSpot allotment, which...
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FCC Warns Hotels About Intentionally Blocking Wi-Fi Hotspots

Wednesday January 28, 2015 5:27 am PST by
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday issued a public enforcement advisory that warns hotel chains and other commercial establishments about intentionally blocking or interfering with Wi-Fi hotspots. The FCC's Enforcement Bureau claims that interfering with Wi-Fi hotspots is illegal and that it will take appropriate action against violators by imposing substantial fines. The...