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What is this? Article makes no sense, and the numbers must be 1000x the actual value. Classic The Verge.

Are datacaps normal on fibre in the US? I was first thinking it was mobile data. 1 Gbps 5G with 100 GB usage before the speed is reduced to 3 Mbps for the rest of the month is ~37 USD in Norway. As for fiber, ~100 USD is a normal price for 1 Gbps no matter how much data you use.

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Fiber usually has no data caps but is not as common as other ISPs. The article talks about companies that offer cable and DSL services which are the most common connection types in the US. Those will often times have data caps.

Fiber is rarely the only service, because just about everywhere that gets fiber also has DOCSIS due to the prevalence of cable TV. So it might be because of competition more than anything.

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