In plain English
This is the provider’s set of rules for what it counts as normal and acceptable use of a telecom service. It covers both how much use and what kind of use are allowed, with limits for unusually high use. It also states what happens if those limits are exceeded.
In context
Here, “fair use policy” labels the provider’s terms for acceptable usage or roaming, including limits for unusually high use and what happens if those limits are exceeded.
- Situation
- Choosing mobile plans, allowances, roaming, fair-use, and add-ons
- What it communicates
- labels the linked policy terms for usage or roaming.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not tell you the specific limits, how unusually high use is judged, or the exact result of going over the limits.
Examples
“Before choosing the plan, she read the fair use policy to see how much data and what kinds of roaming counted as normal use and what would happen if her use became unusually high.”
“Under the fair use policy, heavy roaming abroad was treated differently from ordinary day-to-day use.”