Are you one of the many American consumers who have to ration your internet usage due to your service provider's broadband data caps? The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC) has heard from consumers just like you and are now going to investigate these data caps.

For most people in the United States, rationing their internet usage would be unthinkable and impractical,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in the press release. “R

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it was opening a formal inquiry into why broadband providers cap data use by some customers, and how it impacts consumers and competition. "For most people in the United States,

It’s 2024 and yet some internet service providers in the US still charge you if you go over an allocated monthly data limit. Why? It’s not as if internet access is a finite physical resource. It doesn’t cost Comcast more to deliver you 1,

One bottleneck that many broadband internet users in the US face is that while their data consumption has spiked, they are constrained by limited broadband plans. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC),

ISPs have long imposed arbitrary data caps on home broadband connections to maximize profits at their consumers’ expense.”

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday it is opening a formal inquiry into the use of data caps by telecom firms and how they impact consumers and competition.

The Federal Communications Commission is once more looking into broadband data caps and wants to hear about how they impact consumers.