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.”

  • SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Oh wow, I have 5G on my phone and it served its purpose when the cables were being repaired (which took a few months), but I’m not pulling 1000/1000 mbit with latencies of under 6 ms from the air, and it only costs like 35 eur / month

    • chitak166@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I can get 500mbps for $50 or 1gbps for $65.

      My cell phone bill is only $25, and I don’t need to download large files often or under time-constraints.

      Having an extra $600 in my bank account every year is pretty noticeable, though.