▲ 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.
[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And where’s does 5g come from permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Usually fiber lines that have either been there for decades or the the federal government has been effectively paying them to install for decades decades and they just fucking didn't do it yet. Lots of those "government surcharges" that aren't quoted in their estimates and show up as a surprise bill were authorized by the government, but go directly to the carriers and are supposed to be used to cover the cost of infrastructure upgrades and extension. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Usually fiber lines that have either been there for decades or the the federal government has been effectively paying them to install for decades decades and they just fucking didn't do it yet. Lots of those "government surcharges" that aren't quoted in their estimates and show up as a surprise bill were authorized by the government, but go directly to the carriers and are supposed to be used to cover the cost of infrastructure upgrades and extension. permalink fedilink source parent