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U.s. Regulator Questions Verizon Plan To Slow Data Speeds For Some


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A sign hangs in the Verizon booth on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las VegasBy Alina Selyukh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. telecommunications regulator said on Wednesday he is "deeply troubled" by a Verizon Communications Inc announcement that high-speed wireless customers who subscribe to older unlimited data plans might experience slower speeds starting Oct. 1. Verizon stopped offering unlimited data plans in 2012 and last week said it will soon begin slowing services for the top 5 percent of data users who are on unlimited plans in places where the network is experiencing high demand. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, in a letter on Wednesday to Verizon Wireless President and CEO Daniel Mead, said he was "deeply troubled" about that plan. "'Reasonable network management' concerns the technical management of your network;




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