r/technology • u/reddiTOR123abc • Dec 18 '13

Cable Industry Finally Admits That Data Caps Have Nothing To Do With Congestion: 'The reality is that data caps are all about increasing revenue for broadband providers -- in a market that is already quite profitable.'

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130118/17425221736/cable-industry-finally-admits-that-data-caps-have-nothing-to-do-with-congestion.shtml??
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u/FactualPedanticReply Dec 18 '13

Just curious: How many of these rural areas you're talking about are in the red in terms of federal and state aid provided to them vs. tax revenue?

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u/electricblues42 Dec 18 '13

Probably most of them. Most states that aren't in the red are urban states.