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On May 2nd, AT&T will impose a broadband data cap for all DSL and U-Verse customers, after having already implemented similar usage limits for wireless users nearly a year ago. People connecting to the Internet through DSL will face a monthly limit of 150 gigabytes, while U-Verse users will be capped at 250 GB per month. Anyone exceeding these limits more than three times in three different months will have to pay a $10 in overage charges for every extra 50 GB."We will communicate early and often with these customers so they are well aware of their options before they incur any additional usage charges," AT&T told Broadband Reports. "Importantly, we are not reducing the speeds, terminating service or limiting available data like some others in the industry."
In a statement provided to Engadget, the company said the changes will only affect "less than 2 percent" of its customers, adding that most consumers have been supportive of the plan. "Customers strongly believe that only those who use the most bandwidth should pay more than those who don't use as much," AT&T explained.
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Subscribe to commentsbrianMar 16th 2011 11:47AM
While I agree that only users who exceed their limits should incur additional fees, starting a bandwidth cap in general will only lead to a snowball effect later down the road. I'm from Canada and I use Rogers High-Speed Internet, essentially the Canadian version of AT&T. I rarely go passed my 60GB per month, BUT that's only because I get charged per additional GB I go over. Imagine if these ISP's started reducing available bandwidth a little by little and continued to charge their exceedingly high rates? What'll happen to people who use services like Netflix or Apple TV? Online gaming will definitely take a hit too.