The FCC is asking for public comment on the issue of broadband data caps. Here's why we need to kill data caps and how you can encourage the FCC to do just that.

On Wednesday, the FCC announced that it was opening a formal inquiry into the "impacts of internet services usage limits and fees." The inquiry will look into broadband 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.

The FCC has asked broadband providers to justify the existence of data caps and threatened to regulate per the Commission's authority.

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.”

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. "For most people in the United States,

Our networks have the capacity to meet consumer demand without these restrictions,' says chair The US government's probe into the necessity of ISP data caps has escalated with the launch of a formal inquiry and the publication of hundreds of testimonials from those affected to drum up support for potential regulatory action.