I keep wondering if there is some kind of hidden catch that everybody realizes but nobody talks about. Like the people qualifying for $15 Internet are not going to meet some other requirement the ISP imposes, like a credit check or autopay to a card or having a checking account.
We run into a lot of strange issues with lower income customers because they are “unbanked” or don’t have a credit or debit card or can’t do automatic payments because everything revolves around when they get their Social Security direct deposit. I think this explains why some people who are totally blocked by trees won’t get something like T-Mobile 5G Home Internet even though it would be dirt cheap. But also some people are just weird. One guy won’t pay until we turn him off and then he calls in a relative’s card, he claims he doesn’t have a checking account or a credit card, but how does he pay his electric bill and stuff? From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dev Sent: Friday, March 21, 2025 5:30 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] 100 Mbps for $15 California Bill Luckily CA has managed the most expensive diesel in the country (I think), raft loads of taxes and excruciating regulatory environment to deal with as a carrier, so this would be most welcome if the goal is to further reduce viability of small ISP's. They say the governor is the best salesman of U-Hauls leaving for other states, maybe his sales numbers dipped slightly, needs to make up for lost time. On Mar 21, 2025, at 3:20 PM, Darin Steffl <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/california-bill-would-force-isps-to-offer-100mbps-plans-for-15-a-month/ This seems crazy. Not sure how many ISP's can afford to offer 100/20 Mbps for $15/month. If California wants to subsidize the monthly cost, then maybe this works. Say they chip in $25/month and the customer pays $15 for a total of $40/month revenue to the ISP then this works. But I could not remain in business if this was a requirement in MN. NY has something similar but they exempt ISP's under 100k customers in the state if I remember. This would cover wisp's or small providers. -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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