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Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
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And pull themselves up by their bootstraps as usual?

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[–] fourfouroneone@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I pay $100 a month in a rural area for 12down/500kup by bridging two DSL connections, the only thing I can get in the woods. I can't watch Hulu and browse the Internet at the same time.

[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

just so i get that right, you pay 100$/month for 12mbit/s down?

[–] fourfouroneone@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Correct. Insanity, right? Welcome to rural America.