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The National Football League (NFL) has
announced it would stream this weekend's wildcard games, the Pro Bowl and the
Super Bowl to Verizon customers' mobile phones.
What Verizon didn't say, however, is that watching all of those games
would exceed the cap on data usage the company has imposed, and would cost
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Public Knowledge has warned about the hits
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With the new Web site, consumers will be able to better
understand what their cap really means, and avoid expensive overcharges. Michael Weinberg, PK staff attorney, said,
"At top advertised speeds, consumers can use up an entire month’s worth of
data in well under an hour. It also
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quickly drive you into expensive overcharge territory. This new site allows
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sponsored by PK, Mozilla Foundation and the Open Source Democracy Foundation.
The National Football League (NFL) has
announced it would stream this weekend's wildcard games, the Pro Bowl and the
Super Bowl to Verizon customers' mobile phones.
What Verizon didn't say, however, is that watching all of those games
would exceed the cap on data usage the company has imposed, and would cost
customers extra money.
Public Knowledge has warned about the hits
to consumer pocket books in our report, "4G + Data Caps = Magic Beans. PK and the Open Technology Initiative last
May asked the FCC to investigate data caps generally.
With the new Web site, consumers will be able to better
understand what their cap really means, and avoid expensive overcharges. Michael Weinberg, PK staff attorney, said,
"At top advertised speeds, consumers can use up an entire month’s worth of
data in well under an hour. It also
means that using your device in ways your carrier touts in advertising will
quickly drive you into expensive overcharge territory. This new site allows
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