Comcast limits data cap overage fees to $200 a month

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Starting June 1, Comcast customers who face data caps will not be able to rack up more than $200 worth of overage charges in a month.

Comcast will continue to charge an extra $10 for each 50GB allotted to customers beyond the standard data plan. But prior to this change, there was apparently no limit on how many times per month a customer could be charged the extra $10.

Comcast confirmed the change in one of its data cap FAQs. On a DSLReports forum, a customer in Georgia posted a copy of a letter in which Comcast describes the change.

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