The service does go to the slow speed for 24 hours now, not the 4 hours as before.  The FAP can be viewed at:
http://www.nationwidesatellite.com/HughesNet/service/HughesNet_fair_access_policy.asp

The text of the page in the url above that states this is:
"The Fair Access Policy is straightforward. Based on an analysis of customer usage data, Hughes has established a download threshold for each of the HughesNet service plans that is well above the typical usage rates. Subscribers who exceed that threshold will experience reduced download speeds for approximately 24 hours."

Not only is the FAP section un-biased, in my mind it understates the problem.  My vote is to keep it in as it is not advertised that you could have an average of 100Mb/day effective high speed rate in a worst case on a 200Mb/day plain once the 'punishment' is included in the calculation.  (Yes, I am a biased hughes net user who was burned when it went from a limit per day to a limit per day + punishment without notice other than service below the level that was sold prior to the 24h limit and based on the still advertised 200MB/day (without the link to the FAP working unless you are a user on the following page:
http://go.gethughesnet.com/HUGHES/Rooms/DisplayPages/LayoutInitial?Container=com.webridge.entity.Entity%5BOID%5BA88DE5C756665B4FA1951234C6C9B659%5D%5D