AT&T claims to embrace net neutrality but could still offer “fast lanes”

AT&T claims to embrace net neutrality but could still offer “fast lanes” | Ars Technica: Call it AT&T in DirecTV offering the Comcast-merger version:

"Comcast's NBC agreement with the US government has a carveout for specialized services, which may support Cohen's argument. The agreement says, "If Comcast offers any Specialized Service that makes content from one or more third parties available to... its subscribers, Comcast shall allow any other comparable Person to be included in a similar Specialized Service on a nondiscriminatory basis." The agreement broadly defines Specialized Services as "any service provided over the same last-mile facilities used to deliver Internet Access Service other than Internet Access Services," regulated telecommunications services, or Comcast's VoIP service."

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