▲ 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."
[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) $30 would pay for my fibre entirely permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago* $30 would cover the $27 of taxes and (mostly) fees for my phone and internet (business) bundle. I have a "Deregulated Administration Fee" of $8.95. Edit: It is 100/40 bonded VDSL2 for those curious. There is an upgrade available to 200/40 though. Good speeds for middle of nowhere, but that means only one wired provider. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago* $30 would cover the $27 of taxes and (mostly) fees for my phone and internet (business) bundle. I have a "Deregulated Administration Fee" of $8.95. Edit: It is 100/40 bonded VDSL2 for those curious. There is an upgrade available to 200/40 though. Good speeds for middle of nowhere, but that means only one wired provider. permalink fedilink source parent