Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program - eviltoast

Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who “already had broadband.”

  • Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Is the money supposed to completely pay for it or is it a subsidy? If it’s a subsidy then $30 seems fine. High speed Internet at around $50 seems pretty common.

    • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Idk. Where I live the cheapest option is like $65. I think one company offers 10mb for less, but for obvious reasons I haven’t switched to that.