Broadband industry sues New York over $15 price cap
On Friday, a collection of industry groups filed suit against New York State Attorney General Letitia James, arguing states can't regulate broadband services. The suit contends the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled in 2018 that broadband is an interstate information service that can't be regulated as a common-carrier service. "The Rate Regulation expressly seeks to set the rates and speed of an interstate communication services," it said. "No state has ever successfully engaged in such regulations." The FCC's 2018 ruling under chairman Ajit Pai came after a public consultation fra...
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