The FCC and Verizon put an ongoing dispute to rest today when the bearer agreed to allow is customers to use tether apps with its data design . You ’re bloody right ! Until now , Verizon worked with Google to blank out tethering apps from being downloaded to Android gadget from Google Play . The caller instead demanded that customers who wanted to tether pay a $ 20 per calendar month fee — including users who had a capped data plans . change state out this is n’t just fatuous , it violates an FCC regulation . You see , Verizon owns a special section of spectrum at 700 MHz . The leverage came with a rule : Verizon had “ to allow customers to freely use the equipment and applications of their choosing . ” But Verizon turned around and broke the rule anyway . To help oneself set things right , Verizon also accept a $ 1.25 million mulct . Booya Verizon . Booya . [ FCCviaGigaOmviaArs Technica ]
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