Deutsche Telekom plans new packages after internet cap blocked

Deutsche Telekom plans to repackage its web offering relatively than appeal in opposition to an October courtroom ruling that blocked it from capping connection speeds when buyers exceed information limits on flat-charge contracts. After saying its determination to not launch an appeal, the former German monopoly stated on Monday that it is going to introduce new deals with flat charges or mounted data volumes. The telecoms operator's head of German operations, Niek Jan van Damme, instructed reporters that the company targets to be extra clear, adding: "We want to win back consumer self belief we have lost." Public outrage this 12 months caused Deutsche Telekom to water down plans to cap data speeds over fixed broadband lines. It had mentioned that, from 2016, buyers who join flat-price web offers and who exceed their month-to-month knowledge download limit would see their surfing pace capped at 2 megabits per 2d (Mbit/s).