The Affordable Connectivity Program, which helped low-income Americans get online, is no more.
  • secretlyaddictedtolinux@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    If the government tells a company “you’re going to take these customers, like it or not” it may result in expensive and time consuming legal challenges that the government may lose. There are checks and balances in the US at least.

    • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      27 days ago

      I’m not sure you appreciate how old and well-established the government’s right to regulate de-jure monopoly utility companies actually is.