New Verizon, AT&T streaming options threaten net neutrality

First T-Mobile, then AT&T and now Verizon. The rush by major wireless carriers to exempt content produced by their favored partners from data caps is an increasingly slippery slope.
That exemption is called "zero-rating," and while the prospect of getting stuff for free is tempting, this gift horse is ultimately a threat to net neutrality and to competition on the Internet. If large content providers can pay for privileged access to consumers, smaller and arguably more innovative compa