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A terabyte isn’t what it used to be—14% of Internet customers use more

reader comments 33 with 24 posters participating Share this story Large numbers of US Internet subscribers are using over 1TB a month for the first time as the pandemic continues to boost home-Internet usage, according to research released today by the vendor OpenVault. “The power user category continue[d] to accelerate [in Q4 2020], with 14.1… Read More »

Broadband power users explode, making data caps more profitable for ISPs

Data cap cash. reader comments 275 with 129 posters participating Share this story The number of broadband “power users”—people who use 1TB or more per month—has doubled over the past year, ensuring that ISPs will be able to make more money from data caps. In Q3 2020, 8.8 percent of broadband subscribers used at least… Read More »