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Trump Threatens To Withold Billions From States That Try To Make Broadband Affordable To Poor People


Earlier this month we noted how California was attempting to pass a new law ensuring that broadband would be affordable to poor people. The original law proposed that the biggest ISPs would need to…

Through the NTIA, Republicans are now rewriting much of the bill to eliminate stuff like labor rights and low-income affordability requirements. Both caused by the fact that a handful of telecom monopolies literally dictate the law in a country that’s increasingly becoming too corrupt to function. Filed Under: ab 353, affordability, broadband, california, fcc, fiber, law, low income, new york, privacy, Tasha Boerner, telecom

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