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“After several years of experimentation and research on the effect of data caps, the results are in: it’s clear that these policies are motivated by a desire to enhance ISP revenue streams at the expense of consumers. This is especially troubling because the effects of data caps and other usage-based pricing schemes are felt most acutely by low-income and minority populations who are already on the wrong side of the digital divide in disproportionate numbers. It’s time for the FCC to act in the interest of consumers and open up a serious inquiry into data caps as an acceptable business practice.”

. This report builds on OTI’s previous research on data caps, including the , “Capping the Nation’s Broadband Future? Dwindling Competition is Fueling the Rise of Increasingly Costly and Restrictive Internet Usage Caps” and, “Capped Internet: No Bargain for the American Public.”