Why AT&T Is Opening Up FaceTime

    Formerly restricted to users only with its new Mobile Sharing plans, AT&T is slowly opening access to Apple's FaceTime videochat over the air, starting with anybody that has a tiered LTE data plan. But as The Verge's Chris Ziegler points out, this isn't a move we should be cheering too much, given that it comes in the wake of regulatory pressure. "This is AT&T's world — the FCC is just living in it."

    Matt Buchanan
    by Matt Buchanan

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Why AT&T Is Opening Up FaceTime

    theverge.com

    Formerly restricted to users only with its new Mobile Sharing plans, AT&T is slowly opening access to Apple's FaceTime videochat over the air, starting with anybody that has a tiered LTE data plan. But as The Verge's Chris Ziegler points out, this isn't a move we should be cheering too much, given that it comes in the wake of regulatory pressure. "This is AT&T's world — the FCC is just living in it."