T-Mobile slashing data allowances by 83%

[Technical Ben]

It think it's more the lawyers couldn't find a way to enforce it, in the contract.

If my commercial world experience is anything to go by it is more like:
Boss: "Can we get away with it?"
Worker: "No idea, lets try!"
Later...
Boss and worker: "Ahhh, stop it quick!"

Lawyers pay a small part of it. But lack of care for customers, regulatory bodies, the human race, decency and honesty, reality, mathematics and the laws of physics all come into play when all they can see is "profit".
If your company has share holders that can mean millions of voices, powerful people with over 50% share, and big scary bank managers all shouting at you to make more profit. If your greedy as well, you soon make decisions that are great for yourself, the business and profit. But dreadful for anyone else.
Just glad I'm out of such and environment. /Rant.

Thankfully. I would always expect IDNet to be honest. They would say something similar to "It is only possible to provide X bandwidth/downloads to each customer. We are amending our contracts." As it is a monthly contract, customers are not stuck with a service they do not want. By being honest the customers know why and so understand the reasons the service is changing.

[Rik]

Perfectly put, Ben.