Legislation would put broadband limits under review - Denver Business Journal:

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The Broadband Internet Fairness Act would require Internet service providers with more than 2 milliohn users to submit proposals for bandwidth caps tothe FTC, "inh consultation with" the Federal Communicationxs Commission. The FTC would have the power to deny the proposals if they impos e rates or terms or conditions that are or "discriminatory." Internet service providerss would face fines of up to $1 Some Internet service providers are testing customerf usage limits. Late last year, launched trials where monthlyg caps were placed on bandwidth usagre of 150 gigabytes intwo cities.
People who break the limitg geta month’s grace perio and then are charged $1 for everyt gigabyte they consume over the cap. In a the legislation's author, Rep. Eric Massa, D-N.Y., said 'e recent trial in Rochester, effectively raised rates for at leastsome customers, customers and limit(ing) competition between Internet video sites and cable networkse that offer identical content. The intendee result of this increase would be to reducrethe public’s Internet usage and send customere back to cable television.
" AT&T has said it believess it’s fair to have the "smalol number of users who generate massive amounts of traffic pay more than those who don'g use as much."