\tDeutsche Telekom lost a legal battle over its zero-rated mobile video offering, StreamOn, as a court ruled the service violated EU rules on roaming and net neutrality.<\/p>\n
An appeals court in the city of Muenster pointed to the fact that the zero-rated video streaming offer was only available to viewers when they were in Germany, going against the EU’s “roam like at home” rules.<\/p>\n
In addition, the court found download speeds were throttled under cheaper tariffs on the service, violating the EU\u2019s principles on net neutrality.<\/p>\n
Regulator Bundesnetzagentur imposed restrictions on the service in December 2017, [1] following an investigation, and the operator launched a legal battle shortly after.<\/p>\n
A lower court in the country had already ruled in favour of the restrictions imposed by the German regulator, which led to Deutsche Telekom escalating the case to the appeals court.<\/p>\n
Deutsche Telekom hoped to follow the success of its T-Mobile US unit, which gained traction with a similar zero-rated offer as part of its Uncarrier strategy.<\/p>\n
StreamOn currently has around 2 million users. The German operator said following the court decision it would examine legal options and continue offering the service for the moment, without increasing prices.<\/p>\n
A representative said Deutsche Telekom expects the regulator to “allow an appropriate amount of time to make the necessary adjustments,\u201d and the operator remains convinced “StreamOn is a legal product”.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/top-three\/deutsche-telekom-to-fight-net-neutrality-ruling\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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