“the ACP is necessary for connecting participating households to the Internet, it appears the vast majority of tax dollars have gone to households that already had broadband prior to the subsidy." While I’m all for assistance being given to those in need this sounds like many who don’t need are taking advantage of it. I’m aware there are households who had broadband prior to this subsidy that can’t afford it, but still have it because of its necessity. Much like many social assistance programs there’s the weight of helping those in need vs giving scammers money. So I don’t know if there is an answer shy of making certain those requesting the money are as badly off as they say, which I’m not a fan of that type of invasiveness either.
22 million on the program now and 25 million estimated by April. At $30 a month that’s $750mm, the program is requesting $6 Billion to fund it through December.
Another interesting note is usually Republicans are completely bought by telecom, and if this were in danger of ‘unplugging’ 22 million Americans that would be a chunk out of IPs’ revenue.
Maybe the best answer is take those billions and set up public service IPs.
“the ACP is necessary for connecting participating households to the Internet, it appears the vast majority of tax dollars have gone to households that already had broadband prior to the subsidy." While I’m all for assistance being given to those in need this sounds like many who don’t need are taking advantage of it. I’m aware there are households who had broadband prior to this subsidy that can’t afford it, but still have it because of its necessity. Much like many social assistance programs there’s the weight of helping those in need vs giving scammers money. So I don’t know if there is an answer shy of making certain those requesting the money are as badly off as they say, which I’m not a fan of that type of invasiveness either.
22 million on the program now and 25 million estimated by April. At $30 a month that’s $750mm, the program is requesting $6 Billion to fund it through December.
Another interesting note is usually Republicans are completely bought by telecom, and if this were in danger of ‘unplugging’ 22 million Americans that would be a chunk out of IPs’ revenue.
Maybe the best answer is take those billions and set up public service IPs.
Happening on a regional scale https://lemmy.zip/post/7157315
Nope, my state. Marsha Blackburn killed it when she was a HOR, then we promoted her to Senator.
Edit: she killed it from spreading*
As a current resident of Tennessee Fuck Marsha Blackburn