Re: FCC Chair Rosenworcel Proposes to Investigate Impact of Data Caps

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I went over often enough that it was easier (and cheaper) to just give them an extra $30/month for unlimited.

I also cancelled other Comcast services at the same time that were costing me more than $30/month, so for me,
It was a net gain and for Comcast, a net loss. I did this immediately when they started charging for overages
in the hopes it would send the correct message.

Owen


> On Jun 15, 2023, at 22:41, Crist Clark <cjc+nanog () pumpky net> wrote:
>
> Comcast still has data caps. My service is 1.2 TB per month. If we get close, we get a warning email. If we were to 
> go over (hasn’t happened yet), we get billed per additional 500 MB.
>
> However, I just looked at my account usage for the first time for a few months, and somehow have had zero usage since 
> March of this year.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 5:48 PM Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com <mailto:mike () mtcc com>> wrote:
> > 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-caps 
> > >
> > >
> > > proposed 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 access
> > > broadband 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