California’s $15 Broadband Proposal Could Save Households $1B Annually, State Report Finds

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2025 – A proposal to cap broadband prices at $15 per month for low-income Californians could save households over $1 billion annually with minimal impact on industry revenues, according to a new report from the California Public Utilities Commission’s Public Advocates Office.

The report, authored by CPUC’s program manager for communications and broadband policy, Ernesto Falcon, analyzes the financial and social impact of Assemblymember Tasha Boerner’s California Affordable Home Internet Act. 

The bill would require all broadband providers operating in the state of California to offer 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) downstream and 20 Mbps upstream service for $15/mo to households earning less than 200% of the federal poverty line.