WASHINGTON: The top US telecom regulator unveiled plans to subsidise high-speed Internet for low-income households, saying the service was essential for people trying to better themselves.
Federal Communications chairman Tom Wheeler proposed the plan to overhaul the “Lifeline” programme which provides low-cost telephone service to include online access as well.
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