At the end of July, Verizon made it known that they’d begin some “network optimizations†for a select group of consumers , geared specifically towards the subscribers still using the wireless carrier’s aging unlimited data plans. The FCC responded with their concerns , and now Big Red has penned their own response.
The letter, which was put together by Verizon’s SVP of Federal Regulatory Affairs, Kathleen Grillo, and originally reported by The Verge, outlines Verizon’s view on the situation, which basically paints it as a legal endeavor by the carrier, and permitted under the laws currently in place. However, even if that’s not enough, the letter points to the other networks, and throws them under the bus for doing their own “network optimizations†for their own subscribers:
“This practice has been widely accepted with little or no controversy.“
Verizon also points out that while the network optimizations do exist, only a limited amount of its subscribers will notice the implementation, stating that only “particular cell sites experiencing unusually high demand†will see any type of LTE throttling. As these cell sites become less congested, then the throttling will cease as well.
As previously reported, these network optimizations will also only affect those who use around 4.7GB of data per month, per line, and who have completed their two-year long contracts (or those who are effectively on month-to-month agreements). That 4.7GB per month is the rough estimate of the top 5 percent of Verizon data users.
Do you think Verizon is in the right here?
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