Consumer Groups Say The FCC Just Blew $9 Billion To Deliver Broadband To Already Served Rich People
(From Techdirt)
The FCC last week held a reverse auction to dole out $9 billion to, purportedly, improve patchy U.S. broadband. But consumer groups say the auction did nothing of the sort, instead delivering $9 billion to a dodgy roster of companies with existing histories of fraud that will be using much of the funds to expand broadband to affluent areas where broadband is often already available.
Including expanding broadband in the parking lot of the Pentagon?
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