AT&T, Where "Congestion" and Data Caps Only Apply To Existing Users [telecom]

By Chris Morran

Ever since AT&T and Verizon got rid of unlimited wireless plans, both companies have used the questionable excuse of "congestion," claiming that throttling data after remaining unlimited users pass an arbitrary threshold was necessary to keep data flowing. But in plans announced over the weekend, AT&T is effectively once again offering unlimited data (for a limited time) to new customers, which makes one wonder - what happened to all that congestion?

The Death Star announced over the weekend that it was doubling the data allotments of its mobile share value plans through Oct. 31. So an account that currently gives users 15GB of shared data will get you

30GB; this goes up through the current 50GB plan, which doubles to 100GB during the promotion.

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