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AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Others Commit to Low-Income Broadband Program


From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2022 10:32:44 -0400 (EDT)


AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, Others Commit to Low-Income Broadband Program
Providers will help offer high-speed internet to millions of households under the infrastructure law

https://www.wsj.com/articles/internet-providers-commit-to-low-income-broadband-program-under-infrastructure-law-11652086801


Waiting to see what the catch-22 is. In the past, large providers have imposed various dark patterns which raised the cost, and made discount programs difficult to find. Instead directing people to more expensive services or requiring extra costs.

Previous 2021 program https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/05/verizon-uses-fcc-pandemic-subsidy-to-upsell-customers-to-pricier-plans/


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