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Assembly committee advances bill to set statewide floor for low‑income home internet
Summary
The Communications and Conveyance Committee on Thursday advanced AB 353, the Affordable Home Internet Act, a bill intended to require covered Internet providers to offer an affordable, minimum‑speed plan to qualifying low‑income households.
The Communications and Conveyance Committee on Thursday voted to advance AB 353, the Affordable Home Internet Act of 2025, a measure intended to guarantee low‑cost home broadband for qualifying low‑income households.
Assemblymember Tasha Boerner, chair of the committee and author of the bill presentation, said the law targets households left without federal support after the Affordable Connectivity Program expired: “The market for low‑income Californians to access broadband has failed, and that’s why we’re doing this,” she said.
Nut graf: AB 353 would require covered internet service providers to make an affordable, minimum‑speed broadband plan available to qualifying households. The committee accepted amendments and recommended the bill be referred to the…
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