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.
My state fighting a good fight. We’re flawed, but we sometimes get it right.
While I very much like the idea and would be happy for it to be made law, if they can do it for “poor people” why can’t they just do it for everyone? If the government is going to step in and price regulate a non-government company, why stop at only doing it for “poor people”? Far more than just “poor people” could massively benefit from saving $30/month on their internet bill.