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California Bill Would Require That AT&T And Comcast Make Broadband Affordable For Poor People (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The proposal comes after Republicans killed a federal FCC program that provided a $30 discount off the broadband bills of low-income Americans. The Republicans in question claimed they killed the popular program to save money, but a follow up study showed that the program more than paid for itself (by a factor of four) because it helped expand access to remote healthcare, employment, and education.

My state fighting a good fight. We’re flawed, but we sometimes get it right.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)

$30 discount on broadband bills

It's wild that it costs much above $30 at all for you guys. In the UK 100Mbps starts at £22/m (~$30) and I'm comfortably at 500mbps at around £35/m ($45) and we've got pretty bad deals compared to other European countries!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Xfinity NOW is only $30/month for 100/20 Mbps with no data cap. Not sure if it's available in all Comcast areas though. If you're an existing customer you have to query a neighbor's address because they'd rather you not switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

we have sonic much better than Xfinity. most people around us either have sonic, or xfinity/at&t, but i alway see them switch to sonic eventually.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

We pay like 30 euros here for 300-400Mbps

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s wild that it costs over $30 at all for you guys.

Your plan costs $45 a month though?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, but that's because I choose the second highest plan available to me. Entry cost is lower, and I'd expect most poor families would go for that or the next tier above.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

To back it up - Poland, smaller city, 1Gbps, no limits, $19

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 weeks ago

I am curious if that graph is median or mean, because I know that there are a few thousand (probably tens of thousands) people living in areas where the only unlimited (non satillite) internet costs ~$500 a month.