Cable Industry Finally Admits That Data Caps Have Nothing To Do With Congestion

"For years, the key rationale given by broadband providers for implementing data caps was that it was the only way they could deal with "congestion." Of course, for years, independent researchers showed that this was bogus, and there was no data crunch coming. If you actually caught a technologist from a broadband provider, rather than a business person or lobbyist, they'd quietly admit that there was no congestion problem, and that basic upgrades and network maintenance could easily deal with the growth in usage. But, of course, that took away the broadband providers' chief reason for crying about how they "need" data caps. The reality, of course, is that data caps are all about increasing revenue for broadband providers -- in a market that is already quite profitable. But if they can hide behind the claims that they need to do this to deal with congestion, they can justify it to regulators and (they hope) the public..."

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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130118/17425221736/cable-industry-finally-admits-that-data-caps-have-nothing-to-do-with-congestion.shtml

In Malaysia, I am now into my second month of testing Maxis' Home Wifi at Rm59 per month (1.5 GB). Even with restrained use (unacceptable by today's standard), for the first month, I had to top up twice at Rm18 for 1 GB each. For the second month, I topped up with Rm30 for 2 GB when my daughter, who was on holiday, wanted to use heavily for two days. Yet, last night (Jan 24 or just two weeks into the second month) I got a notice that I had exceeded my quota! Honestly, signing up for this Maxis deal was a big mistake and I have to go along for the next 10 months as contracted. On my own, I can easily discipline myself to use sparingly and to make use of their unearthly hours between 2am and 8am. But now and again, I have visitors who need to use the internet, only then will I top up when the need arises.
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