Data Cap articles

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  Verizon extends $60 and $70 prepaid plans to 2GB and 4GB of data

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 19, 2013 04:48 am + 108 comments

  Earlier this year, Verizon announced some new 3G prepaid plans for $60 and $70 dollars that offered Continue reading…

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  ESPN wants you to watch more sports, even if it has to subsidize your data plan

  By Sam Byford on May 9, 2013 08:54 pm + 47 comments

  ESPN has approached at least one major carrier about excluding its sports videos from mobile data Continue reading…

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  T-Mobile 'Uncarrier' pricing possibly leaked, removes guesswork with flat rates for data (update)

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 19, 2013 09:20 pm + 133 comments

  We’ve been eagerly waiting to see what T-Mobile has planned for its "Uncarrier" event planned for Continue reading…

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  Former FCC Chairman admits data caps aren't about preventing network congestion

  By Bryan Bishop on January 18, 2013 07:57 pm + 88 comments

  Last December a report from the Open Technology Institute accused internet service providers of Continue reading…

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  Senate bill would make internet data caps subject to net neutrality rules

  By Adi Robertson on December 20, 2012 07:03 pm + 25 comments

  Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), a noted supporter of online consumer rights, has announced a bill that Continue reading…

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  Boost Mobile to start throttling users that exceed data cap on January 20th

  By Chris Welch on December 19, 2012 12:10 pm + 30 comments

  Prepaid carrier Boost Mobile, owned by Sprint, will soon begin enforcing data throttling for Continue reading…

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  Profit-hungry broadband providers are gouging customers with unnecessary data caps, says Open Technology Institute

  By T.C. Sottek on December 18, 2012 11:00 am + 27 comments

  While internet service providers and wireless carriers have argued that data caps are necessary for Continue reading…

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  DirecTV prices ViaSat satellite broadband bundle, up to 25GB for $119.99

  By Kimber Streams on November 20, 2012 05:47 pm + 54 comments

  Earlier this year DirecTV revealed it had two partnerships in the works to bring broadband to rural Continue reading…

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  Your carrier may be charging you for data you didn't receive

  By Aaron Souppouris on September 20, 2012 08:15 am + 65 comments

  A study has exposed flaws in the way that carriers measure data usage. A research team from UCLA Continue reading…

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  DOJ probe investigates whether cable companies are unfairly capping online video

  By Sean Hollister on June 13, 2012 01:03 am + 13 comments

  When Comcast announced that its Xfinity app for Xbox 360 wouldn't count against its internet Continue reading…