Verizon Wireless to cut unlimited data customers for using over 100GB of data a month

Verizon Wireless plan to start disconnecting its unlimited data customers from its network if they used over 100 GB of data a month and did not switch to one of the company's new wireless plans, according to a report from Droid Life. This news was partially confirmed by Verizon,  Ars Technica reported.

"Because our network is a shared resource and we need to ensure all customers have a great mobile experience with Verizon, we are notifying a very small group of customers on unlimited plans who use an extraordinary amount of data that they must move to one of the new Verizon Plans by August 31, 2016," a Verizon spokesperson told Ars. "These users are using data amounts well in excess of our largest plan size (100GB). While the Verizon Plan at 100GB is designed to be shared across multiple users, each line receiving notification to move to the new Verizon Plan is using well in excess of that on a single device."

Verizon did not confirm what would happen to customers who did not migrate to the new plans by 31 August, but Droid Life reported they would have their access to the network cut off. Customers would be able to reinstate their accounts if they switched to a new plan within 50 days.

Verizon customers who relied on their phones to stream entire seasons of Game of Thrones, or were trying to download the entire Library of Congress to their devices, would soon be getting notifications from Verizon that they had been flagged as an "extraordinary" data user.

Verizon explained in a statement, why those users were truly extraordinary: "These users are using data amounts well in excess of our largest plan size (100GB). While the Verizon Plan at 100GB is designed to be shared across multiple users, each line receiving notification to move to the new Verizon Plan is using well in excess of that on a single device."