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IbogaProject

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3. No this is for select groups

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2024, 05:07 PM

Apr 2024

Seniors on SSI
Families w kids on reduced or free lunch, this was looking to expand it to a larger low income cohort.
I work with disabled people the existing plans are inadequate. Andrew Cuomo initiated this awhile ago. And FYI Time Warner used to always have quiet discounted plans at $20 & $25. When they merged with charter they got greedy and jacked prices. This isnt for gigabit this is for 25 to now 50 Megabit. This is a basic service that should be avilible to the poor, students and the disabled.

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New York to require internet providers to charge low-income residents $15 for broadband [View all] Eugene Apr 2024 OP

Great. It took 3 years to move the suit across town. Should arrive in NJ in about 10 years. /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 2024 #1

Shouldn't the state pay the difference? jimfields33 Apr 2024 #2

"Lifeline" service is funded by state and federal subsidies. Eugene Apr 2024 #4

No this is for select groups IbogaProject Apr 2024 #3