Broadband data caps, which exist solely as a means for telecommunications providers to gouge you on pricing, are some grade-A bullshit. As proved by the fact AT&T has today made the decision to suspend all of them for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic.
As VICE reports, AT&T is the first major company to make the decision to suspend all broadband data caps, as what could be millions of Americans are forced to stay at home andā¦download a bunch of video games/watch Netflix.
So if youāve been eyeing your Steam library and wondering what to download and play next while hunkered downā¦now you can download everything and just see what takes your fancy.
With AT&T the only major company to have announced such a suspension, a group of US Senators have written to the CEOsof Sprint, T-Mobile and Comcast asking them to do likewise.
And remember, when it comes time to change contracts: if these companies can āsuspendā data caps while traffic will be at all-time highs, it proves they never needed them in the first place.
