PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 750: Lifeline Internet
There is work underway in the US FCC to extend the “Lifeline” program that has existed for a few decades to include discounted broadband to those living below the poverty line. That’s in addition to Comcast’s “Internet Essentials” program that they don’t advertise and make it difficult to qualify for.
Links:
- Comcast to Offer Six Months of Free Internet Essentials Service and Announces Amnesty Plan for Back Due Balances
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[Comcast’s Internet for the poor too hard to sign up for, advocates say Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/07/comcasts-internet-for-the-poor-too-hard-to-sign-up-for-advocates-say/) -
[Comcast Says Its Sudden Love Of The Poor Is Just Altruistic ‘Serendipity,’ In No Way Tied To Wanting Merger Approval Techdirt](https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20141229/09324029536/comcast-says-its-sudden-love-poor-is-just-altruistic-serendipity-no-way-tied-to-wanting-merger-approval.shtml) - The new ‘Obamaphone’ is broadband - Dec. 23, 2014
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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 750: Lifeline Internet
