AT&T to try limits on monthly Internet traffic

AT&T Inc. will start limiting the internet download service up to 20 gigabytes per month for users. The country’s largest Internet service provider AT&T Inc. is trying the idea of limiting the amount of data that subscriber use each month. Such limits in the amount of data users can upload and download each month, as a way to curb small number of “bandwidth hogs” who use a lot of network capacity. The limit will increase with the speed of the plan up to 150 gigabytes per month at the 10 megabits per second level. According to AT&T Inc. the limits will apply to new customers in the Reno area and the current users will be enrolled if they exceed 150 gigabytes in a month Two other ISP, Time Warner Cable Inc. and Fair Point Communication Inc. are also planning for traffic limits as low as 5 gigabytes per month. Customers will be able to track their usage on an AT&T web site and the company will also contact people who reach 80% of their limit and whoever exceeds their limit they will pay $1 per gigabyte.
The internet accessibility given to the users is very utilizable hence; the ones who use it in a huge amount should be willing to pay extra for the facility. $1 per gigabyte is not a large amount and people who use internet to such extent must be able to afford it. Also in a business perspective, it would be profitable to the companies to be able to charge these users