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

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/05/30/1854...

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 request
this week with the Justice Department's new Anticompetitive Regulations Task
Force, specifically targeting New York's law that mandates $15 and $20
monthly broadband options for eligible customers. The industry groups
suffered a significant legal defeat when the Supreme Court refused to hear
their challenge to New York's affordability mandate in December 2024, after
losing in federal appeals court. Now they face a potential wave of similar
legislation, with California proposing $15 plans offering 100 Mbps speeds and
ten other states considering comparable requirements.

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