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I've written about this program for years.
It's a discounted broadband plan for low income customers that costs Comcast virtually nothing to provide, is a pain in the ass to qualify for, yet nabs the company endless free press for its "amazing altruism." https://twitter.com/chase_roper/status/1348747736946917376
It's a discounted broadband plan for low income customers that costs Comcast virtually nothing to provide, is a pain in the ass to qualify for, yet nabs the company endless free press for its "amazing altruism." https://twitter.com/chase_roper/status/1348747736946917376
It was originally used to sell regulators on Comcast's merger with NBC Universal. But a show pony program like this doesn't really begin to counter the impact of Comcast's relentless quest for rampant monopolization: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141229/09324029536/comcast-says-its-sudden-love-poor-is-just-altruistic-serendipity-no-way-tied-to-wanting-merger-approval.shtml
anyway, good thread by a Comcast employee that's tired of upselling customers and ripping them off at the behest of a largely unregulated telecom monopoly. Especially during a public health crisis: https://twitter.com/chase_roper/status/1348750289034043393
it's amazing how successful companies like Comcast were the last four years in convincing the entirety of DC policy that "big tech" was the only antitrust/monopolization problem worth worrying about: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20181102/07300040968/cables-top-lobbyist-again-calls-heavier-regulation-silicon-valley.shtml
