News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:The FCC wants to regulate broadband data caps again by seanp2k2 on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @11:08PM (#36427576)
An even simpler explanation for why they don't do this is because they don't need to. The vast majority of consumers likely don't know any better anyway, and even if they did, it's not like they have other viable options to switch to.
Re:The FCC wants to regulate broadband data caps again by AnthonyMouse on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:04AM (#36428891)
Doing that would make them money. They would charge the same amount they do now for what they provide now, but remove the data caps. This might cause some people to use the network more and increase congestion, creating a market for a higher-priced plan that puts all your traffic at the front of the line.

It would also both drive and pay for network upgrades, because the people paying the higher price would expect to get the full speed they were sold, so the ISP would have to keep the network at least fast enough to handle all of that traffic. And could afford to because they have more revenue.

Then the better network is faster even for the people paying the lower price at times outside of peak hours.