AT&T is telling the New York Times that they are only throttling users in areas with insufficient network capacity or spectrum.
The statement follows outrage over a report that revealed AT&T's throttling of unlimited data plan users once they exceeded 2GB of data usage.
Mr. Siegel said that even if you do exceed 2 gigabytes of data usage and qualify as one of the top 5 percent, that doesn't absolutely mean you're going to be throttled. AT&T will only reduce speeds for the top 5 percent of users in areas where network capacity or spectrum is insufficient, he said. In other words, throttling is done on a case-by-case basis, not based on a hard number, according to AT&T's claims.
"There's a very good chance you wouldn't be slowed," Mr. Siegel said. He added that in the last month, less than 1 percent of AT&T smartphone customers were affected by the policy.
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The statement follows outrage over a report that revealed AT&T's throttling of unlimited data plan users once they exceeded 2GB of data usage.
Mr. Siegel said that even if you do exceed 2 gigabytes of data usage and qualify as one of the top 5 percent, that doesn't absolutely mean you're going to be throttled. AT&T will only reduce speeds for the top 5 percent of users in areas where network capacity or spectrum is insufficient, he said. In other words, throttling is done on a case-by-case basis, not based on a hard number, according to AT&T's claims.
"There's a very good chance you wouldn't be slowed," Mr. Siegel said. He added that in the last month, less than 1 percent of AT&T smartphone customers were affected by the policy.
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