AT&T has always been hesitant to allow customers to use video chat applications on its cellular network. The company previously blocked Apple’s FaceTime service from
iPhone devices, only recently
allowing customers on a tiered data plan to use the feature.
AT&T further angered customers when it blocked
Android users from using the video chatting feature in
Google’s new Hangouts application unless connected to a Wi-Fi network. In
a statement given to The Verge, the carrier confirmed that it will update its controversial policy later this year and will enable preloaded video chat applications over its cellular networks for all customers, regardless of their data plan or device. AT&T’s statement follows below.
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