The FCC tells AT&T it may be violating net neutrality with its DirecTV plans

The FCC has sent a letter to AT&T expressing “serious concerns about the impact of AT&T Mobility's ‘Sponsored Data’ program on competition.” As Ars Technica notes, at issue is AT&T’s new program of providing free data for DirecTV video streams to its customers, a relatively easy thing for the company to do since it owns DirecTV. It’s an increasingly common industry practice called “zero-rating” and it has serious implications for net ne