The operator and service provider (ISP) AT & T will probably revive the debate over Net neutrality in the United States. As of Monday, May 2, subscribers to the ISP must pay an additional amount if it exceeds the amount of bandwidth allocated to it, reports Wired magazine. Under the offer broadband to which it subscribes, the client can consume 150 or 250 gigabytes of data per month.
But if it exceeds this threshold, the user will spend 10 dollars (6.7 euros) additional. An amount to be repaid whenever the limit is again exceeded 50 GB. BRAKE FOR VIDEO SITES? AT & T had previously experimented with ceilings much lower, only 20 gigabytes per month, said the specialized site Broadband Reports.
But the initiative comes as the ISP for more U.S. subscribers wishing to access online video offerings, often in high definition, available on platforms like Hulu and Netflix. On Broadband Reports, a spokesman for AT & T provides, however, that the average consumer uses 18 gigabytes of data per month and that this new measure will affect approximately 2% of users.
In 2009, the cable operator Comcast has already introduced a system of additional payments for exceeding a certain threshold. 
But if it exceeds this threshold, the user will spend 10 dollars (6.7 euros) additional. An amount to be repaid whenever the limit is again exceeded 50 GB. BRAKE FOR VIDEO SITES? AT & T had previously experimented with ceilings much lower, only 20 gigabytes per month, said the specialized site Broadband Reports.
But the initiative comes as the ISP for more U.S. subscribers wishing to access online video offerings, often in high definition, available on platforms like Hulu and Netflix. On Broadband Reports, a spokesman for AT & T provides, however, that the average consumer uses 18 gigabytes of data per month and that this new measure will affect approximately 2% of users.
In 2009, the cable operator Comcast has already introduced a system of additional payments for exceeding a certain threshold.
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