Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program
arstechnica.com
Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who "already had broadband."

And pull themselves up by their bootstraps as usual?

  • Iseja@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    Damn 30$ discount. How much do you pay in the states for broadband access. I pay about 40$ each month for a 500/500 connection.

    • Vyvanse@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Just got fiber in my area of the US, it’s $60 for 500/500, or $80 for 1000/1000

    • fourfouroneone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I pay $100 a month in a rural area for 12down/500kup by bridging two DSL connections, the only thing I can get in the woods. I can’t watch Hulu and browse the Internet at the same time.

    • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      When I lived in Sacramento, CA I got 1gbps down, 15 Mbps up for like 100 bucks

      An hour out into the rural areas and I pay 120 for 100 Mbps both ways ON FIBER

      It’s infuriating