Court blocks Deutsche Telekom plans to cap Internet speed

Deutsche Telekom will not be able to cap Internet connection speeds when customers exceed data limits on flat-rate packages, a German court ruled.

The district court of Cologne said the plans would place an "unreasonable disadvantage to the customers" as they count on Internet for a fixed price at stable connection speeds. The case was brought to court by consumer lobby group Verbraucherzentrale NRW, which said in a statement that after this ruling there was no legal basis for an Internet speed cap.