AT&T wants to settle with FTC to avoid unlimited data throttling lawsuit

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AT&T has given up its years-long quest to cripple the Federal Trade Commission's authority to regulate broadband providers.

Just weeks ago, AT&T said it intended to appeal its loss in the case to the US Supreme Court before a deadline of May 29. But today, AT&T informed court officials that it has decided not to file a petition to the Supreme Court and did not ask for a deadline extension.

AT&T had been trying to limit the FTC's authority since October 2014, when the FTC sued AT&T for promising unlimited data to wireless customers and then throttling their speeds by as much as 90 percent.

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