[AT7Saluki]

Don't the pooooor deserve cheap cable/satellite and Playstations too?

[GreaterSwiss]

total bs. in nyc if 50% of the kids qualify for lunch program everyone gets is.. so why should i subsidize something else?

[ozark hilljilly]

"Broadband is our central platform in this 21st century for economic growth, innovation, and information.

Too bad us hillbillies in the rural areas won't have it until the 22nd century! Some of us are still converting from 8 track to cassettes!

[kevkrom]

Just a note before the full-scale bashing begins, this $10/month connection is pretty low on the bandwidth scale. It’s better than dial-up by a long stretch, but nowhere near the bandwidth of the higher-priced general market packages.

Honestly, if they just took off the means testing and made this a readily available package to everyone, it would still be reasonable — those who can afford it would likely prefer the higher-tier packages in the first place (though some may be happy with a lower speed if all they’re doing is email and web stuff that doesn’t use a lot of bandwidth).

[alice_in_bubbaland]

And 52 inch plasma TV’s too.

[ozark hilljilly]

Sooooo, if the guberment sez the poor can have hi-speed innernets...can the guberment dictate where you can go on the “information super hiway” and keep track of where you visit?
I think they can and will.

[PoloSec]

I have comcast internet, I suspect to see a huge increase in my bill, which is already high, to pay for this.

[mykdsmom]

I hear purveyors of porn sites collectively cheering at this news.

[Spaghetti Man]

Isn’t there already free internet access at all libraries?

[bigbob]

spreadin’ the bandwidth around....