Cord-Cutters Using More Bandwidth

Interesting data released last week revealed that people who cut the cord and don't use pay TV are using 7 times bandwidth that those who do have pay TV. According to Recode, "as heavy broadband users start bumping up against data caps, it will also highlight the way that some broadband providers differentiate between digital video they send through their own "managed service" pipes — which doesn't count against usage caps — versus digital video served up by the likes of Netflix, which does count against caps." Read a full analysis on the implications of cord-cutting here.