Agawam, West Springfield councils vote to oppose Comcast data cap
Updated Feb 20, 2021;
Agawam and West Springfield are signing on to the network of cities opposed to Comcast’s now-delayed plans to charge data fees to its broadband internet customers.
“This is an example of corporate greed in the middle of a national and statewide declared emergency,” said Councilor George Kelly at the Tuesday meeting of the West Springfield Town Council. “I wish the attorney general of Massachusetts would look into this, because that is a criminal offense.”
On the same night, the Agawam City Council also lent its support to the movement, which calls for the television, telephone and internet conglomerate to abandon its plans to surcharge heavy internet users starting this summer. Agawam voted 10-0, with one councilor not present. The vote in West Springfield was unanimous, 9-0.