New York charges $15 fee to ISPs to provide broadband for poor people, which mean ISPs in turn will still ADVERTISE the same rates but will have an asterisk next to the price (very small one) with no specifics other than "additional fees and taxes may apply"  however when you get bill they'll be sure to be very specific and line item that charge.<br><br>The state could just, yanno, tell ISPs "you have to provide broadband for poor people and you're not allow to charge more than..."  and then not specify a dollar amount, because as it is the ISPs charge their customers, and then the state gets the money, who just turn around and buy the service from the ISPs at full market rate really making it a win-win for the ISP.... now why they are fighting this I don't know.