New York Forces T-Mobile to End Data Caps On Low-Income Plans
New York has forced T-Mobile to remove a 50GB monthly data cap from its $15 low-income broadband plan after regulators found customers who exceeded the limit had their speeds cut by more than 97%, to just 650 Kbps. "Additionally, the [Office of the Attorney General (OAG)] found T-Mobile restricted [New York's Affordable Broadband Act (ABA)] plans to areas with 5G coverage, despite offering…
New York has compelled T-Mobile to lift a 50GB monthly data cap from its $15 low-income broadband plan following a regulatory investigation. Regulators discovered that customers surpassing the limit faced speeds plummeting to 650 Kbps, a 97% reduction. Furthermore, the state's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) uncovered that T-Mobile limited the Affordable Broadband Act (ABA) plans to areas with 5G coverage, in contrast to offering standard-rate 25 Mbps plans in 4G areas.
The website was also engineered to conceal affordable plans from search engines. According to the settlement, T-Mobile must now:
- Remove data caps from ABA plans and guarantee 25 Mbps download speeds.
- Extend ABA plan availability to all regions where it offers fixed-wireless home internet service.
- Ensure its ABA webpage is searchable via standard web searches.
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