---
date: '2018-07-03'
title: 'Comcast throttling mobile video and charging extra for high quality streaming'
description: "Comcast's Xfinity Mobile service is imposing new speed limits on video watching and personal hotspot usage, and the company will start charging extra for high-definition video over the cellular network."
draft: false
tags: ['politics', 'net neutrality']
---

**[Ars Technica:](https://arstechnica.com/?p=1339243)**

> Comcast's Xfinity Mobile service is imposing new speed limits on video watching and personal hotspot usage, and the company will start charging extra for high-definition video over the cellular network.

That didn't take long. Who needs net neutrality anyways?<!-- excerpt -->
