Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program(arstechnica.com)

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Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who “already had broadband.”

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chitak166@lemmy.world

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11 months ago

I can get 500mbps for $50 or 1gbps for $65.

My cell phone bill is only $25, and I don’t need to download large files often or under time-constraints.

Having an extra $600 in my bank account every year is pretty noticeable, though.

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