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In a major win for affordable internet access, New York has forced T-Mobile to stop throttling low-income households. The state’s Affordable Broadband Act requires providers to offer at least 25 Mbps for $15 a month or 200 Mbps for $20 a month, with no extra taxes or equipment fees.

An investigation by the New York Attorney General found that T-Mobile was putting monthly data caps on those plans, slowing speeds to as low as 650 kilobits per second after 50GB—roughly four days of typical broadband use. The company also limited plan availability to areas with 5G and blocked search engines from finding plan details on its website.

T-Mobile will now remove the caps, make the plans available everywhere it offers home internet in the state, and let search engines index the plan information. It’s a clear victory for vulnerable New Yorkers and a warning to internet providers that profit-driven gatekeeping will not be tolerated.

New York forces T-Mobile to drop data caps on low-income internet plans

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