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Monday, March 14, 2011

Is AT&T's new 150GB DSL data cap justified?

via Ars Technica by nate@arstechnica.com (Nate Anderson) on 3/14/11

Starting May 2, AT&T will impose 150GB monthly limits on its currently uncapped DSL service, while its fiber-to-the-node U-Verse subscribers will get 250GB. AT&T says the move will affect "less than 2 percent" of customers and that it is necessary to address congestion in the network.

The cap structure is not currently set up to squeeze extra fees out of most users. Subscribers who exceed their monthly allowance will pay an additional $10 for each 50GB over the cap, but AT&T tells Ars that "customers will hear from us directly numerous times before they exceed usage and before they incur any additional fees."

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