https://cardinalnews.org/2025/11/19/broadband-expansion-in-virginia-can-continue-under-federal-program-trump-administration-says/ “His rule changes eliminated the program requirements for affordability and low-cost plans” #Virginia #inflation #RuralBroadband #ElonMusk #inequality #USPolitics #subsidy #SpaceX
I can confirm that eliminating affordability as a program goal is a tremendous cost savings but begs the question why it is worth a massive government subsidy if it will not be affordable to those who most need it
@Lyle just because DC isn't imposing a determination of affordability doesn't mean services won't be affordable.
Heck, in many cases it would mean more affordable plans that DC regulators would have otherwise nixed or hung up in red tape.
But yeah, I'd say if we're going to do the subsidy it should be done with state money where it can be managed more closely to the people it's meant to help.
