Carr, who took over as chair last week after being named by President Donald Trump, said the proposal "could have raised the price of internet service for Americans living in apartments by as much as 50%."
A number pulled straight out of his ass.
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Carr, who took over as chair last week after being named by President Donald Trump, said the proposal "could have raised the price of internet service for Americans living in apartments by as much as 50%."
A number pulled straight out of his ass.
Sohuld have said 51.3%, that sounds truthier.
Trump's fighting for the little guy! /s
Pretty sure he kept saying he was going to fight the little guy. His base is too stupid to make the distinction.
I will say that apartment coops in sweden have extremely cheap internet due to collective pricing for internet. I pay $10 a month for 1000/1000. Currently talking with our ISP about replacing the switches and wiring in the basement to fiber so that we can get 10gbit.
I can see why requiring an opt-out option would be good though, especially when you don't have democratic representation in your choice of collective ISP.
This is not what they are talking about. This is basically saying if you rent an apartment and the complex has a contract with Comcast to supply, phone line, cable, and internet you are forced to pay for it all, even if you don't want those services or provider.
Yes, the renters in my coop are required to pay rent to the coop, some of that rent goes to the ISP we have a contract with for internet and phone, as well as to the cable company we have a contract with for TV. It is not possible for renters to choose a different ISP or cable provider.
The renters don't have voting rights in the coop, but they are represented by the renters' union for determining rent and negotiating renovations (essentially rent control).
The plan promised to prohibit a requirement for tenants to pay for broadband, cable, and satellite service provided by a specific communications provider even if they did not wish to take the service.
There's not a single shitty rip-off that Trump doesn't love.