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What you're saying is not exactly right. They own most of the Wired internet infrastructure, but when it comes to Mobile there are 4 networks with their own infrastructure. This deep scanning was only meant for mobile internet, AFAIK. If 1 company would increase prices on data (or certain kinds of data), they'd lose customers. If they'd do it together, they'd get huge fines for forming a cartel.



Initially there were plans to extend the deep packet scanning to over-the-wire communications.




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