Are you kidding me?
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oletiger
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gorocks99
Huh? Seems to me it's a program supported by the Telecom industry and Virgin Mobile to provide cell phones with limited service to people who wouldn't usually be able to afford one. I ... don't get how people would be upset about it. -
ScrawneyI don't understand and who is Belley?
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se-alum
Yea, an explanation of your anger would be nice. -
Ironman92
I'm fuckin pissed about this.
Fuckin bullshit! -
Ironman92
Or not so much
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Fab1b
I am thinking that it is more benefits our tax dollars pay for (not sure if this is govt funded but there are ones that are) and the poor not only get a place to stay on our dime but they get cell phones and cars and food, ect..... -
oletigerhttp://why-rush.com/assurance-wireless-free-cell-phone-and-service-government-program/
pull head out of sand people -
oletigeror if you reply not so much, let me know when you start paying taxes
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gorocks99
Yes, it's funded by the Universal Service Fund (along with Virgin), started in 1997, which takes a percentage of international and interstate revenues from telecom companies, and sets it aside for increasing access to telecommunication services. Fuckin scary shit.
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se-alum
This is paid for by the telecommunications industry, not the Federal gov't. All telecommunication providers pay into a fund based on their revenues, in turn, that fund is used to pay for programs like this.
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Fab1b
I do believe their is govt funded ones out there though, could be wrong but thought there was
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oletigerOK nothing to see here back to sleep
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Ironman92
I still don't give a tiny rat's ass.
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se-alum
So, 15yrs after its inception, you're pissed about it??
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gorocks99
Indeed, one should blame the FDR administration and the Communications Act of 1934, which calls "to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges". Without that little ditty none of this is possible. I say we go back in time and break his legs.
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Ironman92
gorocks99;836035 wrote:Indeed, one should blame the FDR administration and the Communications Act of 1934, which calls "to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges". Without that little ditty none of this is possible. I say we go back in time and break his legs.
Yeah....put his arse in a wheelchair -
ts1227
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Curly J
Ironman92;835983 wrote:I'm fuckin pissed about this.
Fuckin bullshit!
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Fab1b
gorocks99;836035 wrote:Indeed, one should blame the FDR administration and the Communications Act of 1934, which calls "to make available, so far as possible, to all the people of the United States a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at reasonable charges". Without that little ditty none of this is possible. I say we go back in time and break his legs.
One thing here "reasonable charges" I don't see free listed there! -
Ironman92
I'm glad he's gone to bed....I sure as hell won't be able to sleep.
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sherm03
oletiger;836022 wrote:http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2356925,00.asp
From your link...
Damn those bleeding heart.......conservatives?The free phones aren't a new, Obama-era benefit; they're actually part of a program that started back in 1997 called LifeLine, which followed from the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The program was enhanced in 2005 during the Bush administration, and SafeLink started disbursing free phones in 2008. -
oletigerThank you all, i wanted to do a test here..
Fab 1 is the only one who was open minded that it might be a gov supplement program and the rest just attacked the messenger on how dumb i was. it is indeed a government supplement cell phone progaram.
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coyotes22
Ok