A US appeals court upheld the law in April 2024, reversing the ruling of a district judge who blocked it in 2021. The Supreme Court last month decided not to hear the broadband industry's challenge, leaving the appeals court ruling in place. The state law requires Internet providers to offer $15- or $20-per-month service to people with low incomes.

The Supreme Court declined to hear a case from a broadband lobbying group to block the state's Affordable Broadband Act.

After years of legal challenges, New York’s Affordable Broadband Act (ABA) is finally set to take effect on January 15, 2025.