AT&T Is Lifting Broadband Data Caps As More People Work From Home

ATLANTA, GA — AT&T users will have their broadband data caps and overage fees lifted, reports Forbes. As the concern of the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to grow, more companies and schools are requesting people to work and learn from home. Others are in self-quarantine for two weeks.

According to Forbes, the United States Senate pressured multiple Internet Service Providers to lift the caps and remove the fees. The letter, signed by 18 U.S. Senators including Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker, was sent to AT&T, Atlanta-based Cox Communications, Charter Communications, Sprint, CenturyLink, T-Mobile, Comcast and Verizon.

“No one should be penalized or suffer financial duress for following guidance from the CDC, their employer, local public health officials, or school leaders,” the letter reads.

On AT&T’s website, the company lists how it’s helping customers stay “healthy and connected.”

• Not terminate the service of any wireless, home phone or broadband residential or small business customer because of their inability to pay their bill due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
• Waive any late payment fees that any wireless, home phone or broadband residential or small business customer may incur because of economic hardship related to the coronavirus pandemic.
• Keep our public Wi-Fi hotspots open for any American who needs them.

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Globally, more than 137,000 people have been infected and more than 5,000 people have died from the COVID-19, Johns Hopkins reported Friday. Of that total, more than 80,000 confirmed cases are in China, while the entire United States has 1,268 confirmed cases as of Friday afternoon. Thirty-one deaths in the U.S. have been tied to the virus outbreak.

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