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bitstream [soylentnews.org] writes:

AT&T will impose usage caps [dslreports.com] on their U-Verse broadband and DSL customers. They now announced they will follow Comcasts lead by "allowing" users to pay 30 US$ more a month to avoid usage caps completely [dslreports.com] and thus have things working as they used to. The AT&T fee can however be avoided if the customer voluntarily subscribes to DirecTV [directv.com] or U-Verse TV [att.com]. The data caps enables ISP like AT&T and Comcast to demand payment for internet video and make cord-cutting less viable by increasing the cost for streaming. The TV subscription pricing policy just shows what's all about.

Smells monopoly and there's some laws against laying cables asfair.

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