Your phone carrier can’t block tethering apps, which turn your phone into an Internet hotspot for your laptop or tablet. AT&T (T, Tech30), Sprint (S), T-Mobile (TMUS) and Verizon (VZ, Tech30)they’ve all done it.
Until the FCC stopped it in 2012, Verizon blocked tethering and charged an extra $20 per month. That was deemed unfair, because you already pay for data, and tethering is something your phone is already built to do for free.
AT&T still restricts it (unless you’re on a special plan). But the new FCC rules would let you download tethering software anyway.
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