Comment on Google Fiber is increasingly going by ‘GFiber’
redcalcium@lemmy.institute 8 months agoI think I read somewhere that the US government gave some grants/subsidies to ISPs to build their fiber network? Surely this should translate to cheaper price?
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Unfortunately that’s not how it works. That works as an incentive to build not as a mechanism to bring down prices. For gigabit access in most markets that’ll cost at least $50 more likely closer to $100 a month. I pay $60
hark@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It should work to bring down prices because the network would be paid for and so there’s less of a need to make up for costs. Doesn’t matter anyway, since the ISPs just pocketed the money and paid it out in bonuses rather than build what was promised.
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Should yes but the federal government doesn’t make conditions for the funds and if they do it’s just ignore without consequences.