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June 11, 2021 09:14 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/11/22530128/new-york-affordable-internet-15-injunction
New Yorkers needing affordable internet will have to wait
Internet access is, according to New York’s Eastern District Judge Dennis R. Hurley, a “modern necessity.” Unfortunately, Judge Hurley wrote those words in an injunction, filed today, to stall a piece of progressive legislation which would have mandated affordable internet availability to all living in New York State — and which would have come into effect early next week.
The bill, known as the Affordable Broadband Act, would have required ISPs serving more than 20,000 households to offer two low-cost plans: one offering speeds of 25 Mbps down for no more than $15 per month, and another offering 200 Mbps down at no more than $20 monthly. It was passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Cuomo back in April, and would have...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/11/22530128/new-york-affordable-internet-15-injunction
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