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New bill intends to end abusive bandwidth caps

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Internet service providers who impose arbitrary data caps and fees on customers who supposedly access too much information are the targets of a new bill introduced Thursday by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). The Data Cap Integrity Act (PDF) would charge the Federal Communications Commission with developing a standard for how…

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Study: ISP data caps only serve to increase company profits

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Bandwidth caps implemented by major American Internet service providers (ISPs) in recent years don’t actually help networks deliver reliable service and instead only serve to inflate company profits, a study published Monday found. “Internet service and mobile providers appear to be one of the few industries that seek to discourage…

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