United States:
FTC Brings "Throttling" Claim Against Major Retailer And Wireless Broadband Internet Provider
12 January 2015
Jones Day
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On October 28, the FTC filed a complaint alleging that a major
retailer and wireless broadband internet provider engaged in
deceptive acts in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act by imposing
significant restrictions on the data speeds of customers with
"unlimited" mobile plans who had used more than a fixed
amount of data in a month, a practice known as
"throttling." The complaint alleges that the company
failed to inform consumers adequately of the practice and
intentionally withheld the information.
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