Are You Fed Up With Data Caps? The FCC Wants to Do Something About It

Are data caps really necessary in 2024?

Thats the question the Federal Communications Commission is asking in aformal inquirythat opened this month.

Yes, data caps are still a thing

Data caps have become rarer in recent years.

However, some notable providers still charge fees or throttle your speeds when you exceed your monthly data allowance.

Some of this has already been happening.

In a dissenting statement, Republican commissioner Brendan Carr strongly pushed back on the inquirys legality.

I cannot support the Biden-Harris Administrations inexorable march towards rate regulation, he wrote.

Because the FCC plainly does not have the legal authority to do so.

Nathan Simington, the other Republican FCC commissioner, used a coffee analogy for his dissent.

There is merit to having some discernment on this issue, but it also shouldnt be dismissed.