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Obama Seeks Broadband for 20 Million More Low-Income Subscribers
New York Times ^ | March 9, 2016 | Cecilia Kang

Posted on 03/09/2016 12:15:15 PM PST by reaganaut1

WASHINGTON — President Obama, backing a plan to connect low-income families to more affordable broadband services, on Wednesday set a goal to get 20 million people subscribed to high-speed Internet by 2020.

In a Facebook post, Mr. Obama said a lack of broadband at home took a particularly harsh toll on students caught in a “homework gap,” unable to complete school assignments because the work requires access to the web.

“All of America’s students should be able to get online, no matter where they live or how much their parents make,” Mr. Obama wrote. “We’re calling this effort ConnectAll — and it’s not just good for students, it’s good for folks looking for jobs or workers hoping to learn new skills.”

The White House also released a report outlining the economic effects of broadband adoption, focused on how families without broadband at home are at a disadvantage in finding jobs. Job seekers who search online find employment 25 percent faster than those who use traditional methods like newspaper classifieds, according to a report released by the Council of Economic Advisers.

The announcement underscores the government’s view of high-speed Internet as a utility that should be regulated like water and power and should be extended to all residents. The White House has pushed for more affordable broadband with its ConnectHome initiative, announced last July, to put affordable broadband services in public housing. Mr. Obama in late 2014 urged the Federal Communications Commission to classify broadband services as utilities, a view fiercely opposed by telecom service providers.

The White House on Wednesday also said it would support the F.C.C.’s proposal to reform its Lifeline phone program. That effort, announced earlier this week, will give low-income homes a $9.25 monthly subsidy for wireless and fixed broadband services.

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More handouts from the leader of the handout party. I hope the GOP presidential candidates criticize this. Related thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3406654/posts .
1 posted on 03/09/2016 12:15:15 PM PST by reaganaut1
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To: reaganaut1

poe folk gotta facebook too.


2 posted on 03/09/2016 12:17:04 PM PST by showme_the_Glory ((ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government))
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What good is free high speed internet without a free laptop? What good is a free laptop with free high speed internet without a free printer? What good is a free printer without free paper and ink?


3 posted on 03/09/2016 12:17:11 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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They don't do their homework anyways.

In Rochester NY, my hometown, the graduation rate is about 40%. Now, do you want to know the demographics?

4 posted on 03/09/2016 12:17:34 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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Hummmm, if they are subscribers, they already have broadband.


5 posted on 03/09/2016 12:17:49 PM PST by svcw (An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man is a subject)
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Stand by for taxes on your broadband to go up ....

Millions on welfare depend on you.


6 posted on 03/09/2016 12:17:54 PM PST by tgusa (gun control: hitting your target.)
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So Obama, are you paying for this?


7 posted on 03/09/2016 12:18:45 PM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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“All of America’s students should be able to get online, no matter where they live or how much their parents make,”

Says who? Maybe the schools should hand out assignments that DON'T require internet access. Or maybe the gimmedats could get off their asses long enough to go to a library and do their homework, in between Facebooking and looking at porn.

How is it the federal government's responsibility -- or right -- to make sure po' foke have internet access?

8 posted on 03/09/2016 12:20:12 PM PST by IronJack
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Great! They can surf the internet for jobs that don’t exist or are a waste of time, too!!!


9 posted on 03/09/2016 12:20:29 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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More than a handout...a control play:

“The announcement underscores the government’s view of high-speed Internet as a utility that should be regulated like water and power”

First government makes it ‘essential’

Then they make it ‘pure’


10 posted on 03/09/2016 12:21:51 PM PST by lacrew
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“Computers For Criminals” program.


11 posted on 03/09/2016 12:22:10 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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Standard or moderate speed Internet connections should be dirt cheap for anyone who wants it. Some of what these carriers are charging is just obscene.


12 posted on 03/09/2016 12:22:19 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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unable to complete school assignments because the work requires access to the web.
Haven't we spent multi millions of tax dollars on access to the web via school libraries and public libraries?
This "Santa Claus" routine is really getting friggin' old.
13 posted on 03/09/2016 12:23:48 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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Why don’t you hit up Hillary Clinton, the champion fighting for Free Stuff for The Poor, Obama? She has more money than God, and she definitely hasn’t given till it hurts.


14 posted on 03/09/2016 12:24:31 PM PST by txrefugee
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“In Rochester NY, my hometown, the graduation rate is about 40%. Now, do you want to know the demographics? “

Is it like Rochester Jack Benny’s assistant?


15 posted on 03/09/2016 12:25:41 PM PST by navet97
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Well, if broadband is now a Constitutional right what about a computer? Need a laptop to exercise my rights!


16 posted on 03/09/2016 12:27:18 PM PST by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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Obama Seeks Broadband for 20 Million More Low-Income Subscribers

So now High Speed Internet is a necessity of life according to the usurper in chief? Heaven forbid they go to a library and use a public wifi.

17 posted on 03/09/2016 12:28:34 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (My Forefathers Would Be Shooting By Now!)
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Before long, if not already, it will be simpler to list the things that the “poor” pay for out of their own pockets instead of what they get at no cost thanks to confiscation from the earnings of others.


18 posted on 03/09/2016 12:30:21 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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Need to coordinate flash mobs


19 posted on 03/09/2016 12:33:25 PM PST by Donglalinger
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All of America’s students should be able to get online

They can.

It's called a library - a place I spent many an hour.

Today's delinquents should try it.

20 posted on 03/09/2016 12:36:15 PM PST by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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