This one covered households making 2x the poverty level. I bet a lot of people qualified that didn’t realize it, including myself.
Comment on Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts
K1nsey6@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Benefits for the poor are always temporary
dan1101@lemm.ee 6 months ago
unphazed@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Originally it was just the poorer people. They lowered the discount and increased the qualifications for some reason.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Especially when you have republicans controlling one of the lawmaking bodies.
K1nsey6@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Democrats inserted the expiration into the original bill
paraphrand@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“It’s the only way to get it to pass.”