Report: Verizon to target 'extraordinary' data users

Amid sweeping changes to its data plan pricing and usage policies, Verizon Wireless is now reportedly going to target users with unlimited data plans who consume an “extraordinary” amount of mobile data.
The report first appeared in Droid Life. Citing knowledgable sources, the website reports: “Come August 31, if Verizon deems your account as using ‘an extraordinary amount of data’ each month, you could see your line completely disconnected. In other words, Verizon may shut you down by the end of August.”
The author goes on to say that beginning July 21, Verizon Wireless will notify flagged users “via mailer and through bill messages.”
Verizon’s Director of Corporate Communication Kelly Crummey told RCR Wireless News, “These users are using data amounts well in excess of our largest plan size (100 GB). While the Verizon Plan at 100 GB 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.”
As for changes to data plans, Verizon Wireless increased overall prices but lowered the per-gigabyte data price. Under the new pricing structure, the carrier’s “small” data bucket is set to double to 2 gigabytes for an extra $5 per month; the “medium” plan will grow from 3 GB to 4 GB and from $45 to $50; the “large” plan will increase from 6 GB to 8 GB and increase in price from $60 to $70; the “extra-large” plan from 12 GB to 16 GB and a $10 price increase to $90; and the “extra, extra large” plan from 18 GB to 24 GB with a price surge from $100 to $110.
In addition to the rejiggered data buckets, the plan changes look to include a “Carryover Data” option that would allow customers on any size data bucket to keep unused data for one month; and a “Safety Mode” that would curtail network speeds should customers exceed their data bucket allowance, which would be standard on XL and XXL data plans, and a $5 upcharge for smaller data buckets.