NEW YORK – After blowing the whistle on Spectrum's attempts to implement costly data caps, U.S. Congressman Anthony Brindisi took new action today on behalf of Spectrum customers. Brindisi called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop rolling over for Spectrum and instead defend customers from Spectrum data caps.

On August 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit struck down two of the four commitments Spectrum made to the FCC when it merged with Time Warner Cable. Shockingly, the FCC did not even argue the case, and the Court reached this decision because of "the FCC’s refusal to defend on the merits.”

"The FCC's complete disregard for Spectrum customers is appalling," Brindisi said. "They rolled over in court, but now they must stand up to Spectrum and say 'no' to costly data caps. The American people need the FCC to be a watchdog, not a lapdog."

Brindisi submitted comments to the FCC calling on them to keep the prohibition on data caps in place. Charter Communications, Spectrum's parent company, has claimed that they have no intention of instituting data caps, despite asking the FCC for permission to do so. The FCC will make its decision on data caps in the coming weeks.