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May 17, 2012 10:27 pm GMT
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Comcast Kills Its 250GB Data Cap, Is Testing More Flexible Data Plans
Comcast announced today that it is doing away with its 250 GB data cap, and will be moving to test out new plans will charge customers based on usage, rather than cutting them off.Since 2008, Comcast has had a data usage cap of 250GB for all its broadband plans. At that time, the cap was mainly meant to deter users from abusing the network, largely by downloading or distributing pirated video files. But times have changed, streaming media is now a thing, and services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and TV Everywhere services like Xfinity TV and HBO Go are using up massive amounts of data for some customers.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/tOjBaSvR1wo/
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