• Sen. Blumenthal demands AT&T drop push for ad-subsidized cell plans

    Sen. Blumenthal demands AT&T drop push for ad-subsidized cell plans

    US Senator Richard Blumenthal on Friday called on AT&T to stop pursuing plans to offer cellphone plans partially subsidized by advertising that he said would undermine consumer privacy. “Consumers expect that their phone and broadband providers are not spying on their phone calls and web browsing or using their private data for commercial gain,” Blumenthal, …