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Barbara van Schewick @vanschewick.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

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

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Barbara van Schewick @vanschewick.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

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.

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Barbara van Schewick @vanschewick.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

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.

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Barbara van Schewick @vanschewick.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

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.

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Barbara van Schewick @vanschewick.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

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.

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Barbara van Schewick @vanschewick.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

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/...

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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.

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Stanford Law School @law.stanford.edu · 07/01/2025

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...

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What may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick about a federal court's decision to strike down the Biden administration's net neutrality protections.

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Barbara van Schewick @vanschewick.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

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)

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