It would seem that banning someone from using their Internet service would be the same as shutting off their electricity for using too much or cutting of phone service for talking too much.  We're sure the guy in this story agrees - Comcast bans man from Internet, shuts down service. 

Apparently, he was well within his download limit but his problem - he sent too much data into cyberspace.  Comcast is not the only provider starting to enforce these limits.  AT&T has added a 150 GB per month cap on its DSL service.  Most cell carriers have a cap on mobile data usage.

The real question is when did unlimited become unlimited with an asterisk?  Most people have unlimited talk, text and data packages on their smart phones - but is it really unlimited?  The answer is no.  Read the fine print.  Unlimited up to a certain amount then they kick you down to the lowest speed, charge more or simply shut down your service.  And this is for customers that pay every month, on time.

With all the regulations made on utility companies, when will the government catch up and recognize that in today's society, Internet services should be classified as such?  Almost 75% of the households in the United States have some sort of Internet service.  That number is increasing annually.

More and more people are technologically saavy and doing more online.  The steady decline in the US mail volume can attest to that.  Even to our customers we recommend full off-site back-ups of their servers and data.  This alone could result in massive uploads of data.

While the cost of the data expansion is not great to the Internet providers, the value to consumers is immeasurable.  At this rate, many other customers may be suspended from using their Internet connections. Tweet