California Bill Would Require That AT&T And Comcast Make Broadband Affordable For Poor People
California Bill Would Require That AT&T And Comcast Make Broadband Affordable For Poor People
California Bill Would Require That AT&T And Comcast Make Broadband Affordable For Poor People
We’ve documented for decades how U.S. telecom is an uncompetitive mess dominated by politically powerful telecom monopolies that see no competition and effectively own Congress. As a result, …
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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