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Data caps are not about quality of service. Data caps are about getting people who need more data to pay more money for it, so that the service provider doesn't
by peterwwillis 8y ago
Data caps are not about quality of service. Data caps are about getting people who need more data to pay more money for it, so that the service provider doesn't have to increase the cost of every customer's data plan. Instead, only the customers who need more data will pay more. The increased cost is a cost of doing business, but they have to get the money somehow. They chose to only increase some people's costs versus increasing everyone's costs. This is what they mean by "fair pricing".
- amazon_not 8y agoNo, if you wanted "fair pricing" you'd have congestion pricing. Hard data caps are just a way of bilking the subscribers for more money.