FCC fines Verizon $1.25M for blocking tethering apps

(Paul Sakuma – AP) The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday that Verizon Wireless will pay a $ 1.25 million settlement after the agency found that the firm unlawfully blocked users from attaching devices on the network for free.

In a 10-month investigation, the FCC found that Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless network, asked Google to remove 11 applications in the…