▁T B ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ; ▁the ▁company ▁stated ▁that ▁" more ▁than ▁ 9 9 ▁percent ▁of ▁our ▁customers ▁do ▁not ▁come ▁close ▁to ▁using ▁a ▁ter aby te ." ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁cap ▁came ▁following ▁imp lication ▁of ▁increased ▁scr ut iny ▁surrounding ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁F CC : ▁in ▁its ▁appro val ▁of ▁Char ter ▁Communic ations ' ▁purchase ▁of ▁Time ▁Warner ▁C able , ▁the ▁Commission ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁Char ter ▁must ▁not ▁implement ▁caps . ▁As ▁previously , ▁a ▁$ 1 0 ▁over age ▁fee ▁is ▁charged ▁for ▁every ▁ 5 0   GB ▁above ▁the ▁limit , ▁and ▁customers ▁can ▁purchase ▁an ▁add - on ▁for ▁" un limited " ▁data , ▁but ▁its ▁price ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁$ 5 0 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Com cast ▁announced ▁that ▁band width ▁th resh olds ▁would ▁be ▁implemented ▁in ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁its ▁mark ets ▁( out side ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁n ortheast ) ▁beginning ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁data ▁usage ▁plan ▁does ▁not ▁currently ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁G ig ab it ▁Pro ▁tier ▁of ▁service , ▁Business ▁Internet ▁customers , ▁customers ▁on ▁Bul k ▁Internet ▁agre ements , ▁and ▁customers ▁with ▁Pre pa id ▁Internet . ▁ ▁Network ▁management ▁and ▁pe ering ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁rum or ▁emer ged ▁among ▁te ch ▁blog s ▁that ▁Com cast ▁was ▁thro tt