N.Y. Orders Charter to Provide $15 Broadband to Low-Income Residents

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2024 – New York’s largest cable broadband provider has agreed to a settlement requiring it to offer a $15-per-month broadband plan to eligible low-income residents statewide.

Under the settlement announced Thursday, Charter Communications will reinstate its low-income program offering 50 Megabit per second download speeds for a duration of four years. 

The settlement was intended to benefit over 1.5 million students participating in the National Free School Lunch Program and approximately 1.2 million individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income across the state of New York.