Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure : news

[+] CyberBoy 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Exactly, they do it every time because it's not like they are going to get charged with fraud and money laundering. They should all be RICOed

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

They probably had that figured out before this was even approved

[-] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

The Biden admin is really just paying them back for funds already misappropriated.

Disclosure: not a Fox News (R) tankie, just really down on the ILECs [1]

[-] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

What are the odds that there's no accountability for any company taking this money?

[-] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago

Oh, more handouts for the ISPs? $400B wasn't enough? NO government money should be given to ISP companies until the people who stole the last money are held accountable.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

here it's going to a company that's charging double or triple (or more) what the phone companies do in the country where dsl has been extended... and for far less speed..

these guys certainly aren't using those public funds to build an adequate network in the rural / small towns part of the state.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago

Do what the constitution says you have the power to do. Have the usps create a modern communication system that gives connectivity to every home in the USA.

We could have done fiber to the home three times over for what the ISPs have stolen since the 80s.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I wonder if a credit voucher kind of system could work. Rather than give the money directly to the ISPs who will take the money and change nothing. What if each user in the area was given a credit voucher for their share. They don't get to keep the money, but can choose to spend their voucher via an ISP who meets the criteria. Customers see direct benefit because they're "purchasing" services with govt money and ISPs can't just take the money without reinvesting.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

we can also just pay for the CapEx for a municipal broadband project, or countywide public broadband or something

[-] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Man, this would be the dream. The US has let a lot of essential services and utilities become run by private companies seeking only the highest profit. There’s some things that should be provided by the government, and I believe internet connection is one of them.