Guest Brad Reed Posted May 30, 2014 Posted May 30, 2014 One of the more dubious arguments that Comcast has made in selling us on its merger with Time Warner Cable has been that the deal will be particularly good for low-income Americans. Why would giving Comcast what it wants help poor people, you ask? According to Comcast, they'll benefit from the expansion of its Internet Essentials program that's designed to make broadband services more affordable to people who don't have a lot of money. However, some new numbers crunched by the Center for Public Integrity shows that Comcast's program has had little to no impact on closing the digital divide. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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