Pearl Jam has partnered with Verizon Wireless to sell live songs from the band's upcoming 12-city U.S. tour.Three songs from each show will be available after the concert on Verizon's V Cast service and PearlJamConcerts.com. One song will be a free mobile download and the other two will be available for purchase.
Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps cited AT&T's recent censorship of a Pearl Jam concert as evidence for the necessity of Network Neutrality to preserve democracy and freedom of speech.
What has become the Net Neutrality proof of concept AT&T hoped wouldn't come about – the censoring of a band with a cult following – is now no longer an isolated incident.
When a "live" webcast of grunge band legend Pearl Jam's Lollapalooza performance didn't make it to the audience in tact, the band immediately pointed a finger at AT&T, who sponsored and monitored the event, accusing the telecommunications giant of censorship.