Comcast will begin charging extra next month for Chattanoogans who stream too many movies or otherwise use more than 300 gigabytes of data a month.
The new data cap will initially impact only about 8 percent of those who rely upon Comcast for their Internet connections in the Chattanooga area and Comcast is offering a three-month courtesy program that won’t bill users extra for the first three times a user exceeds the monthly cap.
Thereafter, however, heavy data users of Comcast’s Xfininity Internet data plan will be charged an extra $10 for every 50 gigabytes of data used above the monthly 300 gigabyte-allowance, Comcast spokeswoman Sara Jo Walker said today.
The Comcast logo is displayed on one of the company’s vehicles.Comcast customers will have the option of buying unlimited data plans for an extra $35 a month.
Comcast, the biggest cable provider in America and in the Chattanooga region, joins the No. 4 player in the industry, Cox Communications, in offering tiers that vary in price depending on data use.