New York Is Forcing T-Mobile To Stop Putting Data Caps On Low-Income Home Internet Plans

The company was throttling speeds for plans offered under the Affordable Broadband Act.

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New York's attorney general found that T-Mobile was not following the state's Affordable Broadband Act, which sets requirements for offering service to low-income residents. Under the ABA, eligible households must be able to purchase broadband at speeds of at least 25 Mbps for $15 a month or 200 Mbps for $20 a month without additional taxes or equipment fees. Providers are also required to make "reasonable efforts" to promote these low-cost options.

The Office of the Attorney General discovered that T-Mobile had placed monthly data caps on its ABA plans. According to the press release, T-Mobile would throttle speeds to as low as 650 kilobits per second after a customer had used 50GB of data, which could happen in about four days of typical broadband use. The company was also only offering its...

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