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I think the most likely outcome, which is already the case for mobile, is that all traffic will be capped by default and that exemptions will be given to specif

I think the most likely outcome, which is already the case for mobile, is that all traffic will be capped by default and that exemptions will be given to specific services that pay for the privilege or that meet requirements set by ISPs (e.g. what T-Mobile has been doing). Since nobody will pay to exempt Tor, Tor will count against the cap just like everything else -- this is already the case for mobile ISPs. The goal is to charge for exemptions to data caps (or throttling), and that means everything has to be capped (or throttled) until someone will pay.

hodgesrm 9y ago
Thanks for the patient explanation. I should have read your original comment more carefully. One could argue that capping effectively exists in many US regions due to the limited competition in the US broadband market. So one outcome might be that current home users will see little or no change but ISPs will sell value-added uncapped video, etc. As far as I can tell the line capacity already exists in many locations. On the whole it would be vastly better for consumers to introduce more local competition.