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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 06:32:33 JST Ars Technica

   FCC Republican opposes regulation of data caps with analogy to coffee refills

   Republican commissioner: You wouldn't require free coffee refills, would you?

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/fcc-republican-opposes-regulation-of-data-caps-with-analogy-to-coffee-refills/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Veedems (veedems@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 07:03:55 JST Veedems

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     @arstechnica tell me you've been bought by the ISPs without telling me you've been bought by the ISPs.

   • Jon (jon_giraffe@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 11:39:59 JST Jon

     in reply to

     @arstechnica Data caps are also effectively speed caps over the course of the data period. You pay for a speed and might not even get to use it for the entirety of the data period.