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.
I’m in a red state and they’ve pulled it off in a neighboring city. It’s can be done and has been done.
The requirements for it are (as far as I can tell) met in the areas where the majority of Americans live (NOT necessarily the majority of "city"s).