Comcast To Trial 1 TB Monthly Data Allowance Plan

Comcast is testing a 1 TB per month data allowance plan, an amount "so high that most of our customers will never have to think about how much data they use," said Marcien Jenckes, Comcast Cable executive vice president-Consumer Services, in a blog post Wednesday. A terabyte "is far more than most of our customers will ever use in a month," Jenckes said, saying its typical data customer uses 60 GB/month. "What can you do with a terabyte? You can stream about 700 hours of HD video, play 12,000 hours of online games, and download 60,000 high-res photos in a month," Jenckes said. Comcast said all data plans in its unnamed trial markets will go from 300 GB to 1 TB by June 1, regardless of speed, while customers who want more than 1 TB can sign up for unlimited plans or buy data in 50 GB increments. AT&T said in March that by May 23, most customers would automatically see increases in their monthly data allowance plans that range from 300 GB to 1 TB (see 1603290065)