New Comcast data caps spotlight disturbing trend

More and more Comcast customers today are restricted by data caps, even though the company admits its decision to impose those caps is driven by the potential for profit, not network congestion. Comcast, the largest ISP and cable company in the country, this week said it plans to impose data limits in 23 additional U.S. markets, across 14 states, starting on November 1.The caps are high — 1TB of data — but they open the door for lower caps later on, based on logic that is,