States regulating broadband When the FCC isn't regulating, states have more power to impose broadband laws. Credit: Getty Images | metamorworks New York's law requiring Internet service providers to offer broadband for $15 or $20 a month has spurred legislative efforts in other states to guarantee affordable service for people with low incomes. So far, legislators in Vermont, Massachusetts, and California have proposed laws inspired by the New York requirement. Christopher Morrow, a newly electe...