Comcast suspends data caps—but only in Maine

Comcast has decided to stop enforcing data caps and overage fees in Maine and signaled that states in the company's northeast region will remain cap-free, at least for now. But for Comcast customers in other states, don't get your hopes up that data caps will disappear. Comcast dramatically expanded the caps on November 1 and will continue to apply the data limits and overage fees in 27 states out of the 39 states Comcast operates in. Comcast says that eliminating data caps in Maine is only about bringing the state in line with company policy elsewhere in the Northeast. A Comcast FAQ says that the data cap in Maine is being suspended effective December 1. If Comcast really wanted a consistent policy it could eliminate data caps nationwide (or enforce the caps nationwide), but Comcast's data cap policies have been anything but consistent.