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Re:The Wikipedia Zero program will end in 2018 by nicoburns on Sunday February 18, 2018 @10:00PM (#16410448)
I haven't downvoted, but the obvious rebuttal seems to be:

If there is spare capacity in the network, why not simply increase data caps.

Re:The Wikipedia Zero program will end in 2018 by BoorishBears on Monday February 19, 2018 @02:21AM (#16411276)
I’m not trying to be facetious I honestly appreciate someone responding, but I don’t see how that single statement is a rebuttal to a multi faceted case that I made in my comment.

I’m actually not sure where I imply they have spare capacity, but if you mean in reference to the zero-rating hypothetical (ie. they have spare capacity if they use zero rating to fill it) the idea is the data usage of the services is several orders of magnitude above what normal data usage is, and with zero rating there’s often a trade off, like reduced resolution on video. They could decrease the price of the data, but not enough to make the full quality usages economical for most people.