Are you one of the many American consumers who have to ration your internet usage due to your service provider's broadband data caps? The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC) has heard from consumers just like you and are now going to investigate these data caps.

The FCC has asked broadband providers to justify the existence of data caps and threatened to regulate per the Commission's authority.

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it was opening a formal inquiry into why broadband providers cap data use by some customers, and how it impacts consumers and competition. "For most people in the United States,

Our networks have the capacity to meet consumer demand without these restrictions,' says chair The US government's probe into the necessity of ISP data caps has escalated with the launch of a formal inquiry and the publication of hundreds of testimonials from those affected to drum up support for potential regulatory action.

The Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday it is opening a formal inquiry into the use of data caps by telecom firms and how they impact consumers and competition. "For most people in the United States,