This is the good news. The bad news is this "consession" is not binding in any way - AT&T can ignore it completely if it wants to. Hopefully a Net neutrality Bill will be passed before this becomes an issue.
Net neutrality advocates celebrated this week after AT&T said it would pledge to maintain a "neutral network" in exchange for US government approval of its proposed acquisition of BellSouth Corp.
AT&T has offered a net neutrality concession – saying it will not prioritise or degrade network traffic based on "source, ownership or destination" for two years after its merger – as an incentive for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to break a deadlock on whether to approve the deal, now worth more than $85 billion.
Net neutrality advocates called the concessions a victory.
Net neutrality advocates cheer AT&T concessions - Business - Macworld UK
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