{"id":8837,"date":"2015-11-19T16:45:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T21:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=8837"},"modified":"2015-11-19T16:48:07","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T21:48:07","slug":"zero-rating-is-pro-competition-and-pro-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=8837","title":{"rendered":"Zero-rating is “pro-competition” and “pro-innovation”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zero-rating is “pro-competition” and “pro-innovation” according to FCC Chair Tom Wheeler<\/a>. <\/p>\n

In an article<\/a> under a banner of “Ministry of Innovation \/ Business of Technology”, Ars Technica reports that<\/a> Tom Wheeler praised T-Mobile’s program that exempts certain online video services from data caps, under its new Binge On service.<\/p>\n

If anyone were to file a complaint against T-Mobile’s video exemption, Wheeler doesn’t seem likely to stop the practice.<\/p>\n

“Its clear in the Open Internet Order that we said we are pro-competition and pro-innovation,” Wheeler said today. “Clearly this meets both of those criteria. It’s highly innovative and highly competitive.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The CRTC is currently holding an inquiry into whether to prohibit Videotron’s “Unlimited Music” offering<\/a> that exempts data metering of certain music services. In January 2015, the CRTC shut down mobile TV services<\/a> from Bell and Videotron that offered video programming on the basis of flat rate charges per hour rather than charging for data consumed.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I wrote<\/a> <\/p>\n

It is difficult to understand how consumers can benefit from restrictions in the types of offers available to them.<\/p>\n

How can it possibly be in the interest of end-users to have only one price structure in the marketplace?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In another post, “Zero is better than nothing<\/a>“, I wrote “Consumers can benefit greatly from creative, competitive, targeted pricing plans. Regulators need to be careful imposing restrictions on the evolution of business models.” Those words came out 2 weeks before the CRTC took away choice for Canadian consumers to have mobile TV. <\/p>\n

Banning zero rating has the result of raising prices for some consumers and lowering prices for no one. <\/p>\n

The FCC is making it clear that it won’t stand in the way of innovative pricing models. A month ago, I asked “Does CRTC policy inhibit investment<\/a>“? <\/p>\n

Will the CRTC continue to deny Canadian service providers the opportunity to offer consumers the choices of services available to Americans?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Zero-rating is “pro-competition” and “pro-innovation” according to FCC Chair Tom Wheeler. In an article under a banner of “Ministry of Innovation \/ Business of Technology”, Ars Technica reports that Tom Wheeler praised T-Mobile’s program that exempts certain online video services from data caps, under its new Binge On service. If anyone were to file a …<\/p>\n

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