The proposal comes after Republicans killed a federal FCC program that provided a $30 discount off the broadband bills of low-income Americans. The Republicans in question claimed they killed the popular program to save money, but a follow up study showed that the program more than paid for itself (by a factor of four) because it helped expand access to remote healthcare, employment, and education.
My state fighting a good fight. We’re flawed, but we sometimes get it right.
they took so long to give us fiber and charged us hella for slow speeds on it after california heavily subsidized it
F them theyll just increase everyones costs if this happens theyll end up profitting more than ever