Download Quota
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A download quota is a method employed by many Australian, Belgian and New Zealand ISPs limit the volume of data downloaded by end user during a fixed period, normally a month.
Once a fixed download cap eg. 5 gigs/month has been reached by the end user, the speed at which they access the internet is usually throttled to a slower speed, so users on a 512k connection might have their connection speed reduced to 56k.
Telecom New Zealand used to charge money for any extra data used, which resulted in many users getting excessive excess data charges in the vicinity of $2000. Because the normal end user may not understand the concept of data sizes in relation to downloading the New Zealand Commerce Commission stopped this procedure.
