Verizon broadband battles cable with free parental controls
In an attempt to steal families away from cable and satellite broadband companies, Verizon will provide free, advanced parental controls with its broadband services.
Verizon has been making some aggressive moves against its competitors as of late, and this is no different. Competing companies such as Comcast and Time Warner don’t offer parental controls, and it seems the deciding factor for many consumers regarding broadband companies has little to do with performance and a lot to do with which company they hate the least since the end-user-experience is nearly the same either way — unless, of course, we’re talking about Verizon’s FiOS, which is ridiculously ridiculous.
On Tuesday, Verizon announced the plans to offer the free service, says CNET, and though parental controls are already available from the company, it costs subscribers a monthly fee.
In addition to the censorship of inappropriate Web content, Verizon parental controls also allow parents to limit access to certain applications and designate specific time periods when the Internet may be accessed.
During the announcement, Verizon also took the time to elaborate on its social obligations, boasting about having a “long history of getting behind the issues” and other BS like, “we think of it as part of our corporate responsibility.” Verizon is simply trying to stay ahead of the game, and we recognize that just as well as we recognize the smell of BS.
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