By Public Knowledge, Open Technology Institute at New America, Benton Institute for Broadband and Society and the National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of its low-income clients (WC Docket No. 23-199)
These are joint opening comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s Notice of Inquiry to refresh the record on fixed and mobile broadband internet service data caps and their effects on consumers and competition consumer broadband plans. As consumer data usage continues to grow in an increasingly connected world, this inquiry is timely and important. The following comments provide information on consumer data usage trends, break down the technical arguments (or lack thereof) for data caps, and ultimately show that data caps are another profit driving tool for ISPs at the expense of consumers and the public interest. These comments highlight the negative effects on consumers, especially those in the lowest income brackets.
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