▲ 351 ▼ AT&T “complies” with law requiring cheap Internet by ending a service in NY (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by shoulderoforion@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world 75 comments fedilink hide all child comments AT&T pulls 5G home Internet from New York to protest state affordability law.
[+] shalafi@lemmy.world -7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Liberals: Tax it! Also Liberals: What about the poor people! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Baguette@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Public utilities are cheaper than private ones. And it's not like there aren't city programs for low income. Cali is far from being the most progressive (in comparison to the rest of the world) and they have plenty of assistance programs for all possible utilities. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm poor af but I'm fine with a $0.02 tax to maintain an infrastructure so uh... I think you got your teams mixed up there permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Baguette@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Public utilities are cheaper than private ones. And it's not like there aren't city programs for low income. Cali is far from being the most progressive (in comparison to the rest of the world) and they have plenty of assistance programs for all possible utilities. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm poor af but I'm fine with a $0.02 tax to maintain an infrastructure so uh... I think you got your teams mixed up there permalink fedilink source parent