The Trump administration is telling states they will be shut out of a $42 billion broadband deployment fund if they set the rates that Internet service providers receiving subsidies are allowed to charge people with low incomes.

The latest version of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) FAQ on the grant program, released today, is a challenge to states considering laws that would force Internet providers to offer cheap plans to people who meet income eligibility guidelines. One state already has such a law: New York requires ISPs with over 20,000 customers in the state to offer $15 broadband plans with download speeds of at least 25Mbps, or $20-per-month service with 200Mbps speeds.

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Aus we are going to get 2g up 200mb down in sept. Currently its a joke of 1g up 40mb down for $110 a month. But the reaosn for that is 2013 and the coalition being shit heels and the australian voter also being a shit heel

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm paying $80 a month for a gig, it only comes bundled with a phone plan, a cable TV plan, and a gaggle of ad-enabled streaming services. Most days I get 200mbps down, and about 80 up. That's the best I could get.

    No, I don't live in bumfuck nowhere, I live in one of the 20 most populous cities in the US.

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