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California Bill Would Require That AT&T And Comcast Make Broadband Affordable For Poor People (www.techdirt.com)
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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.

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[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

$30 discount on broadband bills

It's wild that it costs much above $30 at all for you guys. In the UK 100Mbps starts at £22/m (~$30) and I'm comfortably at 500mbps at around £35/m ($45) and we've got pretty bad deals compared to other European countries!

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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It’s wild that it costs over $30 at all for you guys.

Your plan costs $45 a month though?

[–] Armand1@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Yeah, but that's because I choose the second highest plan available to me. Entry cost is lower, and I'd expect most poor families would go for that or the next tier above.

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