ISPs urge Trump admin to sue states that require cheaper broadband plans

Broadband access remains a stubborn problem for pockets of NY rural residents

President Donald Trump tried to stop federal funding for broadband, calling it "racist" and "illegal."

ISPs urge Trump admin to sue states that require cheaper broadband plans

New York mandates $15 low-income plans; other states may impose similar laws.

ISPs Ask Justice Department To Sue States Over Low-Income Broadband Mandates After Court Losses

Major broadband lobby groups have asked the Trump administration to sue states that require internet service providers to offer low-cost plans to low-income residents, following their unsuccessful court challenges against such laws. The cable, telecom, and mobile industry associations filed the requ...

After Supreme Court loss, ISPs ask Trump admin to block state affordability laws

A California bill would require $15 plans with download speeds of 100Mbps and upload speeds of 20Mbps. The broadband lobby groups' filing said ISPs are also worried about "unnecessary anticompetitive regulations" proposed in Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and West Virginia. Not all the pending state bills are specifically about prices charged to low-income users. Some would im…