Digital Inclusion

SpaceX Asks to Shield Starlink from New York’s $15 Broadband Law

Starlink claims it serves 'fewer than 20,000 households' in the state, qualifying for an exemption.

Jericho Casper

Jan 20, 2025 — 2 min read

Photo of New York Attorney General Letitia James used with permission.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2025 – The shockwaves from the first state law regulating retail broadband rates are still being felt.

Starlink parent SpaceX has filed for an exemption from New York’s law requiring Internet Service Providers to provide $15 per month internet plans for low-income households.

The law, known as the Affordable Broadband Act, went into effect on Wednesday with a mandate on ISPs to provide low-income residents plans at $15 and $20 per month for download speeds no lower than 25 Megabits per second (Mbps) and 200 Mbps, respectively.

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