Summary
Under incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr, plans to regulate broadband data caps are likely to end.
ISPs argue caps offer affordable options and promote fair pricing, while consumer groups claim they are unnecessary, harmful to low-income households, and purely profit-driven.
Critics point out that data caps don’t manage network congestion and were suspended during the pandemic without issues.
Supporters insist caps are needed for pricing flexibility and to avoid higher costs for low-data users.
The debate continues, with no regulation expected under the new FCC leadership.
I can say I finally had the option to move from an ISP with data caps (Comcast) to an ISP without data caps (Quantum Fiber) and since switching, I’ve had more outages in 2 months than in 10+ years on Comcast.
I’m sure it’s more the ISP than the data caps…
Edit: Just got up this morning, down again. 3rd time in 2 weeks.
If we’re collecting anecdata: My unlimited fiber company (Verizon) hasn’t had an outage in four years
Same. And I’ll chalk this up to there being multiple providers (fiber and broadband) in my area so no one can really afford to be too sloppy
I wish I could get Verizon fiber. :(
I switched to a company that had data caps and the next day my car broke down.
You traded your hub caps for data caps.
My unlimited fiber hasn’t been down, local company, charter and Comcast both have been down several times this last month.