FCC must start winding down low-income program as Congress fails to add money.

The Federal Communications Commission is about to start winding down a program that gives $30 monthly broadband discounts to people with low incomes, and says it will have to complete the shutdown by May if Congress doesn’t provide more funding.

    • Phoenixz
      3•11 months ago

      Point 3: That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence

      Also, conservatives say the exact same thing about public utilities to privatize them, the exact opposite of your claim

      I’ve seen huge government systems at work, currently seeing one, and man it’s a lot of things but the word “efficient”? Nope.

      Private companies are supposed to do this, yes, but under very strict government rules. Internet access should be treated as a public utility, executed by private companies