From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   [Westchester, NYC suburb, news site]   
      
   New York's Affordable Broadband Act is officially in effect, but not without   
   some hiccups and the loss of a major internet service provider. The Affordable   
   Broadband Act (ABA), which was initially enacted in 2021, blocked before it   
   could go into effect, and is now officially in effect as of Jan. 15, requires   
   internet service providers to offer broadband internet to qualifying households   
   at reduced prices.   
      .....   
   Internet service providers are already pulling out of New York state as AT&T   
   has stopped offering its fixed-wireless internet service statewide as of Jan.   
   15, according to the company. And since New York is outside of AT&T's wireline   
   service footprint, there are no other home internet options available   
   throughout the state.   
      
   "While we are committed to providing reliable and affordable internet service   
   to customers across the country, New York's broadband law imposes harmful rate   
   regulations that make it uneconomical for AT&T to invest in and expand our   
   broadband infrastructure in the state," an AT&T spokesperson said in a written   
   statement last week.   
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   rest:   
      
   https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2025/01/24/att-ends-broadband-s   
   rvice-new-york-as-affordable-broadband-act-begins/77922989007/   
      
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