Make no mistake, "free HS internet" will soon become a "human right".-----Judge Blocks New York Law Requiring Affordable Broadband

Judge Blocks New York Law Requiring Affordable Broadband

"A federal judge issued a temporary injunction against a New York law requiring affordable broadband.

• The law, known as the Affordable Broadband Act, was passed in April and would apply to about 7 million low-income New Yorkers.
  
• ...A federal judge issued a temporary injunction Friday on a New York State law slated to take effect next week that would force internet service providers to provide affordable high-speed internet access to low-income state residents.
• The law, known as the Affordable Broadband Act, was passed by the state legislature in April and signed into law by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. It requires internet service providers that serve more than 20,000 households to offer low-income residents broadband with download speeds of at least 25 megabits-per-second for $15 a month...Read all.