Mass. lawmakers oppose Comcastâs plan to charge home Internet users extra Fee for exceeding data cap is at odds with life during pandemic, they say By Hiawatha Bray Globe Staff,Updated December 31, 2020, 2:35 p.m. Email to a Friend The Comcast logo.Jeff Fusco Dozens of Massachusetts lawmakers are calling on Comcast to rescind its plan to charge home Internet users extra fees for exceeding monthly âdata caps.â âWe strongly urge Comcast to discontinue this plan, and to reconsider any future attempts at imposing a data cap,â 71 state senators and representatives said in a letter to Comcast this week. Subscribers to Comcastâs Xfinity home broadband service will have to pay extra if they use more than 1.2 terabytes of data per month. While the new fees will technically take effect Jan. 1, Comcast is waiving them for several months to prepare customers.