A California lawmaker wants to require internet service providers to offer $15-a-month service plans to the lowest-income households, marking the latest state effort to replace a popular federal program that ran out of money.
Under the California Affordable Home Internet Act of 2025, authored by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D), households in which at least one member receives public assistance would qualify for the cheaper plan. Every internet service provider in the state would have to offer low-cost service with a minimum of 100/20 megabits-per-second download and upload speed, which is considered high-speed internet.
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