10 PCWorld MAY 2020NEWS WHICH ISPS ARE LIFTING DATA CAPS AND WHICH AREN’T
This week,
Charter also said
that Spectrum TV
customers will be
given free
Showtime and
EPIX through
Sunday, April 19.EARTHLINK
Earthlink hasn’t
announced (go.
pcworld.com/
elnk) any relief,
though it does not
offer data caps on its residential service.FRONTIER
COMMUNICATIONS
At press time, Frontier has not announced any
relief for customers affected by the coronavirus.GOOGLE
“Google Fi has joined the Keep Americans
Connected Pledge” (go.pcworld.com/
kpam), according to a company spokesman,
who has not said to which date it will be
effective. Google Fi is also temporarily
increasing its limits (go.pcworld.com/inlm)
for full speed data to 30GB per user, for both
Flexible and Unlimited Plans. After the 30GB
limit is reached, a user can pay $10/GB to
return to full-speed data for the remainder of
the billing cycle.Connect2Compete. Customers on its
Essential plan will see their speeds increased
from 30Mbps to 50Mbps, and Starter,
StraightUp Internet and Connect2Compete
packages will be automatically upgraded to
speeds of 50Mbps as well.CHARTER (SPECTRUM)
Charter Communications’ Spectrum services
do not have data caps, and will not terminate
service for home or small business users who
can’t pay because of the coronavirus
pandemic. Charter said (go.pcworld.com/
chtr) that it will offer free Spectrum
broadband and Wi-Fi for 60 days if that
household has K-12 students or college
students who do not already have a Spectrum
broadband subscription. Charter also said it
will open its Wi-Fi hotspots for public use.Charter has said it will open its Wi-Fi hotspots for public use.