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Truce Declared: Frontier Suspends 5GB Usage Cap Indefinitely

Phillip Dampier October 20, 2008 Frontier, Public Policy & Gov't, Time Warner No Comments

We are delighted to learn of the announcement from Frontier Communications that they have suspended their proposed 5GB usage cap indefinitely.

The company has made it clear to customers no such cap is currently in place or is being enforced, and sources told StoptheCap! the company doesn’t even have the resources available at the moment to accurately measure, much less bill consumers for their usage.

We strongly believe Frontier is in a far stronger competitive position in the marketplace without usage caps, and for their significant customer base in rural areas, where they are often the only viable broadband choice, this preserves the need Americans have to access broadband services in an equitable and fair way.

We applaud Frontier for its willingness to respond to customer concerns.

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