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The big cell phone companies are charging $10 per Gigabyte for Mobile data. Compared to Fixed data, this is a 50 to 1 ratio. As we use more of it for Entertainment such as Mobile Video, they are raising the minimum quantities we must purchase each month. The cost per Gig is even higher if you try to use small sub-gigabyte quantities. The 5 GB cap is very low compared to Fixed data, also a 50 to 1 ratio... The Cable and Telephone companies are charging 20 cents per Gigabyte of data compared to a projected cost of ½ cent over Fiber, a 40 to 1 ratio. As we use more for Over-The-Top (OtT) Video Entertainment, these companies who compete in that space are capping our usage at 250 GB per month, preventing extensive use of this fledging technology. Caps on Fiber delivered data could be as high as 500 GB, PER DAY, a 60 to 1 ratio of usage... Mobile Data is carried over the cellular phone network which is a separate business from the Entertainment & Communications business that delivers to..