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Cisco’s latest study is showing that internet usage continues to rise, the majority of which comprises video: “75 percent of global internet traffic was video last year, up from 63 percent just two years earlier.” Those figures are expected to grow with the increasing adoption of data-heavy services such as 4K Netflix streaming, but there’s a problem: ISPs will be unlikely to grow their caps in response, as UHD video could be a lucrative opportunity for overage fees.
Comcast didn’t respond to Motherboard’s request for comment on whether the company plans to relax usage limits to accommodate this growth. As it stands, Comcast imposes a terabyte usage cap on all of its service areas except the Northeast, where broadband competition is slightly more intense. Users can avoid such limits entirely if they pay an additional $50 per month.
Comcast didn’t respond to Motherboard’s request for comment on whether the company plans to relax usage limits to accommodate this growth. As it stands, Comcast imposes a terabyte usage cap on all of its service areas except the Northeast, where broadband competition is slightly more intense. Users can avoid such limits entirely if they pay an additional $50 per month.