A Blog post published by AT&T said that the Internet Services are going to charge an additional fee to obtain greater speed for the consumers by infringing upon the average customer’s experience.
Let me start by saying that the issue of paid prioritization has always been hazy and theoretical,” Quinn wrote. “The rhetoric of this debate has centered on the concept of prohibiting fast lanes and slow lanes on the internet. Let me clear about this—AT&T is not interested in creating fast lanes and slow lanes on anyone’s internet.
“I think we can all agree that the packets directing autonomous cars, robotic surgeries or public safety communications must not drop. Ever,” Quinn wrote, noting that such connections are necessary for public safety.
When Net Neutrality protections are passed by Barack Obama’s administration ISP’s should dedicate their Bandwidth for reliable internet connection without violating the restrictions of paid prioritization. With those limitations voted down and set to officially come off the books on April 23, AT&T will face no requirement hurdles from the FCC when crafting its paid prioritization plans.
Thus far, the business seems to be showing that it will not use the newfound right to charge edge providers like Netflix more to give their data-heavy services, but ISPs have hit businesses with such fees in the past, prior to net neutrality protections and those costs could be passed on to consumers.
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