All satellite internet providers have what they call a Fair Access Policy or FAP. This policy places a ceiling on the amount of information a user can download and upload within a given span of time. With Wildblue this amount of data will accumulate within a 30-day rolling period (each new day another day will fall off from 30 days ago). The usage limit is determined by whatever package one would choose to go with. A customer is notified via email once they reach 80% of their limit. If the given threshold is exceeded then the user’s speeds would be reduced to around twice that of dial-up until they are back to 70% of the threshold. The speeds would then be restored to the original levels by the next day.