As the quality of video streaming improves, Netflix has significant ewxposure to broadband data caps A 4K (Ultra HD) video can entail the download of up to 7GB data per hour, exhausting the 300GB data cap of a broadband network in around 40 hours of streaming. On an average, Netflix subscribers in the U.S. watch its content for around 2 hours every day. As a result, a limit on monthly broadband usage implies additional internet charges for higher Netflix usage. Recently, Comcast increased its data cap from 300GB to 1 TB, which will enable users to enjoy streaming media for longer periods of time without incurring higher charges. However, in the long term, as internet usage increases across households on multiple devices and for several purposes, this data cap will surely prove to be insufficient.

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