Hughesnet is a scam

It's not a scam, Earlzwow.   It's a business that sells data packages, splitting the finite, limited data from the satellite into packages for over a million users. As a business, they operate under the law, and they operate under policies to make sure the finite data is divided fairly.  When you use up your allowance, you're not cut off; you're throttled, and when that happens, you have no access to data hogs like streaming. 

Two weeks into the month you have used your data allowance. Your household is the one using the data.HN sells you a data package; they don't use the data for you.  Streaming consumes enormous amounts of data. The fair access policy is there to provide fair access to all subscribers, as satellite data is a limited amount, not infinite. It's different from terrestrial internet such as cable or fiber. It's up to users to budget their data so it lasts the whole month. 

It seems it makes you feel better if you blame the other party, but you're the one using the data, not them. Perhaps your time would be better served contacting your representatives and asking them to bring fast internet into your area. Fast internet companies aren't interested in rural areas or other areas of low population density, so they stay away. Contact them and ask them why they can't be bothered with rural areas.