Germany bans zero-rated price plans

Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have been ordered to withdraw their controversial zero-rated tariffs and switch affected customers to different contracts.
German telco regulator the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) issued the decree last week, asserting that these price plans breach the principles of net neutrality.
“We’re putting a stop to the unequal treatment of data traffic associated with zero-rating options,” said a statement from BNetzA president Klaus Müller. “We exp