New York’s recently-passed law requiring telecom providiers to offer low-cost, high-speed internet to lower-income families is getting a legal challenge. A lawsuit filed against the state by an industry trade group says lawmakers can’t force companies to provide low-cost service and even if they could, providing it would impact future network upgrades. Gov. Andrew Cuomo characterized the suit as “nothing more than a transparent attempt by billion-dollar corporations putting profit ahead of creating a more fair and just society”.
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https://www.whec.com/news/telecom-trade-groups-sue-ny-over-low-income-broadband-law/6092441/