Wednesday, December 9, 2009

AT&T: Tighter control of cell data usage ahead - USATODAY.com

NEW YORK — Wireless data hogs who jam the airwaves by watching video on their iPhones will be put on tighter leashes, an AT&T executive said Wednesday.

The carrier has had trouble keeping up with wireless data usage, leading to dropped connections and long waits for users trying to run programs on their devices. AT&T is upgrading its network to cope, but its head of consumer services, Ralph de la Vega, told investors at a UBS conference in New York that it will also give high-bandwidth users incentives to "reduce or modify their usage..."