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Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps
From: Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:46:48 -0700
On 6/15/23 3:19 PM, Sean Donelan wrote:
While a lot of ISPs gave up on data caps, the language is still lurking in many Terms Of Service.https://www.fcc.gov/document/chair-rosenworcel-proposes-investigate-impact-data-capsproposed Notice of Inquiry to learn more about how broadband providers use data caps on consumer plans. Data caps, or usage limits, are a common practice where an internet service provider (ISP) restricts how much bandwidth or data a consumer uses, though many broadband ISPs temporarily or permanently refrained from enforcing or imposing data caps in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the agency would like to better understand the current state of data caps, their impact on consumers, and whether the Commission should consider taking action to ensure that data caps do not cause harm to competition or consumers’ ability to accessbroadband Internet services.
So why did they back off? Cost too much in support calls with pissed people? Bad publicity? People can't meaningfully use the offered bandwidth these days? Something else?
Mike
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- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Michael Thomas (Jun 15)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Crist Clark (Jun 15)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Delong.com via NANOG (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Michael Thomas (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Mark Tinka (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Josh Luthman (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Mark Tinka (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Michael Thomas (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Mark Tinka (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Michael Thomas (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Josh Luthman (Jun 16)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Crist Clark (Jun 15)
- Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps Michael Thomas (Jun 15)