▲ 1066 ▼ FCC details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments FCC details plan to restore the net neutrality rules repealed by Ajit Pai::Democrats finally have 3-2 majority needed to regulate ISPs as common carriers.
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) O.o The debt relief of students wasn’t positive? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) I thought that got blocked - or at least, tied up in court. I know there are ongoing initiatives, but isn't the only "big" one, the one that was repaying funds -stolen- from borrowers? Like, refunding overpayments? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] omicron@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago The one-time loan forgiveness grant got shut down, yes. But Biden did manage to pass another way to handle student debt relief through the form of a revamped income repayment plan, with wayyyyy more forgiving terms than previous plans, to the point that you could essentially be forgiven of your student loans. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago I believe it’s still happening through executive order? permalink fedilink source parent [–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 1 point 2 years ago That's my understanding as well. The current initiative is far more limited in scope, and pays back students who were defrauded by scam schools. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 8 points 2 years ago (3 children) I thought that got blocked - or at least, tied up in court. I know there are ongoing initiatives, but isn't the only "big" one, the one that was repaying funds -stolen- from borrowers? Like, refunding overpayments? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] omicron@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago The one-time loan forgiveness grant got shut down, yes. But Biden did manage to pass another way to handle student debt relief through the form of a revamped income repayment plan, with wayyyyy more forgiving terms than previous plans, to the point that you could essentially be forgiven of your student loans. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago I believe it’s still happening through executive order? permalink fedilink source parent [–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 1 point 2 years ago That's my understanding as well. The current initiative is far more limited in scope, and pays back students who were defrauded by scam schools. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] omicron@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago The one-time loan forgiveness grant got shut down, yes. But Biden did manage to pass another way to handle student debt relief through the form of a revamped income repayment plan, with wayyyyy more forgiving terms than previous plans, to the point that you could essentially be forgiven of your student loans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 2 years ago I believe it’s still happening through executive order? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dan@lemmy.fdr8.us 1 point 2 years ago That's my understanding as well. The current initiative is far more limited in scope, and pays back students who were defrauded by scam schools. permalink fedilink source parent