I doubt AOL would wish to impose any sort of capping, although ultimately they might not have a choice over ntl BB if there were performance issues, and their T&Cs do allow for it.
When AOL launched over ntl cable in July 2004 they did say to Anticap
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In an ideal world we believe that unmetered and always on should mean what they imply. The best experience online comes from having an uncapped connection, otherwise it creates confusion and complexity for the customer. That said, it is never possible to rule it out entirely. The Internet moves so fast that new phenomena - such as Napster a few years back for example - can force you to take unusual measures.
That caveat aside, however, we will work very hard not to bring in capping on either narrowband or broadband and certainly have no plans to cap any services. As you say, our whole aim is to promote content and all the benefits of broadband, which do not mix so well with a capped service
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Although that is now some time ago, I suspect AOL would not wish to do a complete U turn and now impose a cap. Undoubtedly thoough their T&Cs could be used, as indicated in an earlier post, against anyone with exceptional use patterns.
The real question though is why would you want to be locked into the use of AOLs specific software browsers, email and all, rather than have the flexibility of your own software that you as a user can adapt to your own needs.