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Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s to c/technology
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Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who "already had broadband."

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As a Texan, I 100% assure you that I fully understand the ramifications of commoditizing public services. I was cold with the rest of them, while Can-cruz was slipping away to vacation.

I just think that placing the federal government in charge of building, maintaining, and upgrading internet infrastructure would have lasting negative ramifications in just about every way.

The though above (in a sister comment to the one i replied to) about regulations requiring an affordable option (maybe one that could be further subsidized for parents with school age children, etc) is much more palatable to me.

[โ€“] Johnmannesca 5 points 11 months ago

have you looked into Calyx? They have a pricing model that costs less because they are a 501c3 nonprofit