The discussion surrounding Internet usage caps often revolves around some sort of transparency. Generally speaking, no matter one’s stance on usage caps, all can agree that being transparent about monthly bandwidth use should be part of subscribers’ user accounts with their Internet service providers.

In late 2009, Comcast answered the transparency call by launching its Usage Meter service in Portland, Ore.

Cellular customers used to monthly meters that show used minutes during the month will appreciate Comcast’s Internet service interface. Its meter reports all usage from any device connected to a customer’s modem or router, and records all traffic passing through the modem to create a total report of all transferred data. Customers can see up to three months of data in case they want to compare usage rates.

Transparency is a good thing, and the more information customers can receive about monthly usage is beneficial, especially to heavy users that occasionally may near Comcast’s monthly 250-gigabyte cap.

The service has expanded into Colorado, based on a report from Kotaku.

We are curious whether the service has begun to be deployed in any other states. If you are a Comcast user, you can log into your account at http://customer.comcast.com. If you see usage-meter access, please post your state of residence in the comments.

Additionally, NetForecast conducted a seven-month study of the Comcast Usage Meter. You can read about their tests here.