FCC takes aim at broadband data caps
FCC investigating why broadband data caps are still a thing. What you can do to help.
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.
The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still exist
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
Broadband data caps suck. Now you can help get rid of them
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.
US FCC opens probe into broadband firm caps on internet data use
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,
FCC Ponders Banning Broadband Data Caps: Here’s What Might Happen
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),
The FCC takes aim at broadband data caps
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,
OTI Welcomes FCC Inquiry into Broadband “Data Cap” Practices
ISPs have long imposed arbitrary data caps on home broadband connections to maximize profits at their consumers’ expense.”
FCC launches a formal inquiry into why broadband data caps are terrible
The Federal Communications Commission is once more looking into broadband data caps and wants to hear about how they impact consumers.
FCC probes whether it can pop a cap in ISP data caps
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.
FCC launches probe into broadband Internet data caps
The FCC is probing whether broadband data caps are harmful to consumers and small businesses by limiting the amount of data that a reasonable person might use. This article, FCC launches probe into broadband Internet data caps,
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Wireless Roundup (October 2024)
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