Verizon blocks unlicensed tethering, insists it can charge extra

Posted by BernardSwiss on Aug 10, 2011 10:00 AM EDT
arstechnica; By Casey Johnston
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Verizon has begun blocking customers who use workarounds to tether their mobile devices without a Verizon-approved tethering plan, Boy Genius Report reported Monday. The move comes days after AT&T announced it will start forcing tetherers onto approved tethering plans, and just as the debate ramps up on whether curtailing tethering apps violates certain rules Verizon agreed to when it licensed a chunk of 700MHz spectrum for 4G use.

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