Biden announces 20 internet companies
will give 'free' high-speed broadband
for almost 50 million low income families
to allow MORE people to work from home
and 'stream high-definition shows and movies'
Posted By: Ribicon, 5/9/2022 2:06:58 PM
The Biden administration announced a plan plan to get high-speed internet to millions of Americans through subsidies and discounts agreed to by industry–putting work-from-home technology, plus educational and entertainment options into rural and low-income homes. 'High-speed internet service is no longer a luxury—it's a necessity,' the White House said in a fact sheet Monday announcing the program. The funds come from the bipartisan infrastructure law that Biden is championing around the country.(Snip)'That's fast enough for a typical family of four to work from home, do schoolwork, browse the web, and stream high-definition shows and movies,' according to the fact sheet.
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It's right there in the Constitution; broadband for all. USA's internet and cellular providers charge among the highest rates in the world in exchange for subpar service, and Americans proudly pay this to demonstrate our prosperity, and then give it away for free to The Poor to demonstrate our largesse, and to put more taxpayer money in the pockets of huge corporations that then "donate" to politicians.