Gephardt: Internet Data Caps Returning, Impacting Pandemic Telecommuters [telecom]

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BY MATT GEPHARDT & SLOAN SCHRAGE

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is forcing thousands of Utahns to use the internet as telecommuters so they can work and learn from home.

That uses a lot of data. Scores of telecoms pledged to "Keep Americans Connected" at the beginning of the pandemic by lifting data caps, waiving fees and putting disconnects on hold.