▲ 497 ▼ Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who "already had broadband."
[+] KitDeMadera@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BitWzrd@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) As a Texan, I 100% assure you that I fully understand the ramifications of commoditizing public services. I was cold with the rest of them, while Can-cruz was slipping away to vacation. I just think that placing the federal government in charge of building, maintaining, and upgrading internet infrastructure would have lasting negative ramifications in just about every way. The though above (in a sister comment to the one i replied to) about regulations requiring an affordable option (maybe one that could be further subsidized for parents with school age children, etc) is much more palatable to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago have you looked into Calyx? They have a pricing model that costs less because they are a 501c3 nonprofit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BitWzrd@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) As a Texan, I 100% assure you that I fully understand the ramifications of commoditizing public services. I was cold with the rest of them, while Can-cruz was slipping away to vacation. I just think that placing the federal government in charge of building, maintaining, and upgrading internet infrastructure would have lasting negative ramifications in just about every way. The though above (in a sister comment to the one i replied to) about regulations requiring an affordable option (maybe one that could be further subsidized for parents with school age children, etc) is much more palatable to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago have you looked into Calyx? They have a pricing model that costs less because they are a 501c3 nonprofit permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago have you looked into Calyx? They have a pricing model that costs less because they are a 501c3 nonprofit permalink fedilink source parent