Comcast: $10/month Internet—and cheap netbooks—for the poor
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/01/low-cost-broadband-key-to-comcastnbcu-merger-deal.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss
Wow, it’s like they wrote One Economy right into it:
‘The deal requires Comcast to provide “approximately” 2.5 million low income households with high speed Internet for less than $10 a month. To this population the ISP must also sell PCs, netbooks, or similar computer equipment at prices below $150, and offer a host of “digital literacy educational opportunities.”’