GoKawiilT-Mobile settles with New York over low-income internet speed caps
New York officials said T-Mobile violated the state's Affordable Broadband Act by capping its low-income wireless home internet plans at 50 GB per month and throttling speeds to 600 Kbps from 25 Mbps after customers hit the cap. Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement requiring T-Mobile to remove the data and speed limits, expand plan availability statewide, and improve how customers find information about the plans, all within 120 days.
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The case shows states enforcing their own broadband affordability laws even as federal net neutrality and low-income subsidy programs face uncertainty. It suggests regulators are scrutinizing how carriers structure 'affordable' plans, since throttling after a low data threshold could effectively undercut the speed guarantees lawmakers intended. Other states with similar affordability mandates may use this settlement as a template for investigating carrier practices.
- T-Mobile must eliminate the 50 GB cap and speed throttling on its New York low-income home internet plans within 120 days.
- New York's Affordable Broadband Act requires $15/25 Mbps or $20/200 Mbps plans for income-eligible households.
- The settlement also requires T-Mobile to expand plan availability and make plan information easier to find.
Source: arstechnica.com, 2026-11-11
Published there as: “T-Mobile illegally imposed 50 GB cap on low-income home Internet plan, NY says”
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