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Last year, a federal court upheld that law & the Supreme Court denied ISPs' petition to review the case in December. Today's decision denies ISPs' attempt to get the justices to reconsider that decision.
New York state has been enforcing the law since January: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Here's how we got here: In 2021, New York state adopted a broadband affordability law that requires ISPs to offer broadband plans to low-income consumers at low cost.

They can create their own #netneutrality protections, like California and others do, require affordable broadband options like New York, and institute broadband privacy protections like Maine. All of these laws have been upheld in court.

Today's decision means that when the FCC is powerless to protect consumers online (as it is after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality protections in January), states can step in to protect their residents.

Important #netneutrality news: Today, the Supreme Court (again) rejected Internet Service Providers' attempt to undo New York's broadband affordability law.
The decision has important implications for states' ability to protect consumers against misbehavior by the companies they pay to get online.

Law Prof van Schewick Calls Net Neutrality Ruling 'a Radical Decision’ What if the FAA lost oversight of Delta and American Airlines? she asks.

"The FCC can still protect you when you make a regular phone call but not when you use the Internet," said SLS Professor
@vanschewick.bsky.social for Broadband Breakfast in "Law Prof van Schewick Calls Net Neutrality Ruling 'a Radical Decision.'" broadbandbreakfast.com/law-prof-van...

New York starts enforcing $15 broadband law that ISPs tried to kill Fresh off court victory, NY says low-income plans must be available Wednesday.

Today, New York starts enforcing its affordable broadband law.
Internet providers need to offer affordable broadband plans to low-income people: 25+ Mbps down for $15/month or 200+ Mbps for $20.
Jon Brodkin @arstechnica.com explains what this means & how we got here: arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

SLS's Barbara van Schewick talks to @npr.org about "what may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules" on a federal court's decision to strike down the Biden administration's net neutrality protections. Listen here: www.delawarepublic.org/2025-01-06/w...

Important #netneutrality news: Last week a federal court struck down the FCC's 2024 #netneutrality protections. I spoke with @npr.org's @jsummers.bsky.social about what this means & what may be next: npr.org/2025/01/06/n... (audio & transcript)