[BillTheCat]

Some Senator's kid maxed out their data plan in a few days and now they're writing an angry customer service letter.

I really hope the outcome is that cell companies are forced to get rid of caps but we all know how much money telecom companies donate to prevent this kind of regulation.

[vermontdevil]

It's the House so it'll be a Congressperson not Senator.

Usually that's what these committees do - check on variety of issues that impact their voters back home. Sometimes it can be inane, sometimes not.

But usually nothing will result from this as no bills will be proposed till after the election.

[chipsy]

I think the potential for a game to provoke some new legislation is very real. The quantity of people changing their use of time, space and infrastructure so suddenly is unprecedented, and even if it fades over time, the chances of more like this one are high.