Now that the lengthy legal fight has been settled (for now), New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA) is set to take effect. It marks a potentially pivotal moment in a national effort to address one of the biggest barriers to broadband adoption: Affordability.
The first-in-the-nation law requiring large Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operating in New York to offer a $15/month plan for qualifying low-income households stands to benefit the approximately 1.7 million New Yorkers who had been enrolled in the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Congress allowed to expire last spring.
The question now is: how many other states will follow New York’s lead?
We created this fact sheet for a quick overview of the law that also highlights its potential impacts.