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Home Technology New York Orders T-Mobile to Lift Data Caps on Low-Income Broadband Plan

New York Orders T-Mobile to Lift Data Caps on Low-Income Broadband Plan

New York Orders T-Mobile to Lift Data Caps on Low-Income Broadband Plan

AI Key Points

  • New York has taken action against T-Mobile over data caps on a home internet plan aimed at low-income customers.
  • The state says T-Mobile imposed a 50 GB cap on the plan and that doing so was illegal.
  • T-Mobile has been made to drop the data caps on the low-income plan.
  • Data limits on such a plan can force families to ration online time for schoolwork, job applications and everyday tasks.

New York forces T-Mobile to scrap data caps on low-income broadband plan

New York has taken action against T-Mobile over data caps on a home internet plan aimed at low-income customers, and the company has been made to drop them.

The state says T-Mobile imposed a 50 GB cap on the plan and that doing so was illegal.

The move targets a service designed for households that struggle to afford broadband. Data limits on such a plan can leave families rationing time online for schoolwork, job applications and other everyday tasks.

T-Mobile is a US mobile and home internet provider. It does not operate a network in the UK under its own name.

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