The FCC has nothing but praise for T-Mobile’s unlimited video service

T-Mobile came under fire from net neutrality advocates when it released Music Freedom, and the company has run into similar concerns with its new Binge On service. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Music Freedom allows subscribers to stream as much music as they want from services like Spotify, without having to worry about it counting against their data cap, and Binge On does the same thing with video streaming services like Netflix. Whatever concerns people have about them aren’t shared by the FCC, however, as Chairman Tom Wheeler actually has nothing but praise for Binge On, calling it “highly innovative and highly competitive.”

Speaking at news conference Thursday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said T-Mobile’s new Binge On unlimited video streaming service is “highly innovative and highly competitive,” Bloomberg reported. Wheeler’s comments came just on the heels of T-Mobile’s Binge On launch last week and helped ease concerns that the service might be in violation of the FCC’s net neutrality rules around prioritization of content providers. For his part, T-Mobile CEO John Legere has said previously that Binge On does not represent a net neutrality problem because the service is open to all providers and users have the option to turn the service on or off. Despite the compliments, however, Wheeler said the FCC will continue to keep an eye on the feature and will review the service under a general-conduct standard. Announced at T-Mobile’s Uncarrier X event on Nov. 10, Binge On allows Un-carrier customers to stream mobile video without using their high-speed data allotment. Legere has said T-Mobile is interested in working with any and all content providers – including pornography services – provided they meet T-Mobile’s technical specifications.