Cox® To Charge Extra $50 Per Month For Unlimited Data

Most of the internet customers in the country love to watch HD video contents and stream live sports events, TV shows, and movies on their tablets, smartphones, and other devices. This recent increase in the internet consumption has urged several customers to look for an unlimited data plan. However, the issue is that some of the leading internet providers in the country are still a little bit hesitant to offer an unlimited data plan.

For instance, the third largest internet provider in the country, Cox Communications^® has started to charge an additional amount of $50 a month from customers who are looking to get rid of their data cap to avoid high internet fees.

Fortunately, the telecom company, Cox^® has not yet imposed data caps in all their markets but they have been trying to expand its reach over the last few months. Cox^® subscribers in New Orleans had earlier received a note from the company, in which Cox^® notified them that will have to pay an additional fee of $10 if they exceed their monthly data cap. The officials from the telecom company added that these data caps would only affect approximately 2 percent of their customers.

A memo from Cox^® that documented the changes stated, “An overwhelming majority of data is consumed by a very small percentage of internet users. The new choices are great options for the small percentage of heavy users who routinely use 1TB+ per month and prefer a flat monthly rate, rather than purchasing additional data blocks.”

However, Cox^® is offering another option to customers that allot 500 GB of additional data to customers who are under the 1.5 TB of data per month plan. This add-on package can be purchased for just $30 but it is significant to note that the Cox^® has confirmed that the “unused data does not roll over.”

The internet services offered by Cox^® are currently available to 6 million customers across 18 states of the country. The telecom giant imposes data caps in some of their markets such as Virginia, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Ohio, Nebraska, Nevada, Louisiana, Kansas, Iowa, Idaho, Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, California, Arkansas, and Arizona. Many experts shared their concerns on Cox’s latest move to follow the footsteps of Comcast Corporation^® who also has an unlimited data option for an extra amount of $50 a month.