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The Federal Communications Commission will vote to eliminate a rule that requires Internet service providers to list all of their so-called “passthrough” fees on an easily accessible broadband price label. The FCC vote could also make the price labels themselves a bit harder for consumers to find.

ISPs routinely advertise prices much lower than those actually charged to consumers on their monthly bills. One method of raising monthly bill prices above advertised rates is to tack on fees that, ISPs claim, are used to offset charges imposed by local governments.

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[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 282 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Trump voters really voted to get scammed and a worst quality of life for everyone else lol. There is not one thing good this admin has done.

[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 45 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Let's see... They slowed down the war that they started in Iran. They released half of the Epstein files, just not the presumably 50% that directly implicate Trump. Trump fired Pam Bondi who he had appointed.

It's hard to think of anything good that they did that wasn't just toning down or backtracking of something bad that they had previously done.

[–] Wataba@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Its literally just an abuse-manipulation tactic at that point.

Going overboard, then retreating back only slightly to give the false impression of being reasonable, when theyve already got what they want.

Throw it on the pile of shit that the public will never acknowledge, yes I know.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

and hired TODD blanche, who is even more tied to EPSTEIN than bondi is. trump likely is keeping him close so he doesnt rat on trump down the line.

[–] aeiou@piefed.social 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The penny is gone. That was 30 years overdue.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Kind of. With no unified plan or support to transition.

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[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't want to disagree, but how about enabled the Charlie Kirk incident?

[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 49 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Nah. Had nothing directly to do with Trump. I say it's a wash.

But seriously, Trump voters need to think what that man has done to improve their lives in any way. I seriously can't think of a single thing.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They may still not say it out loud, but their first thought will be "he hurt those other people in various ways, so worth it to me."

Actual value for them... nope, can't think of anything.

[–] fonix232@fedia.io 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh they do say it out loud...

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/trump-voter-hes-not-hurting-the-people-he-needs-be-hurting-msna1181316

And if people think this is just some outlier cherry-picked by the media - nope. I've been told by an inlaw conservative that maybe I did well under Biden or under Obama, but should not have - implication being - maybe Trump 2.0 will actively harm me, because that's what I deserve. Because I have a degree, because I'm liberal, because I don't vote for asshole idiots like Donvict, etc...

And that's not even getting into the kinds of conversations I've had with conservatives both IRL and online - they definitely wish harm on those that merely disagree with them, never mind people of different religions or skin colors.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They don't need to think at all, they get fed what they need to believe. Trump made America great and safe and wonderful. Everything bad happening is somehow Bidens fault. Or immigrants did it. Even if they get upset for some days, they keep crawling back to him. It's the worst toxic relationship ever.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 9 points 2 months ago

Or Iran, communists, Chyna, antifa... Never the United States, superriche, corporate entities...

[–] YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Case and point being them blaming the bad weather at the US 250 festival on democrats.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They can't even keep straight between "science is dumb and doesn't know anything," and "libs built a fucking weather control machine!"

[–] YoureHotCupCake@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Your enemy is both weak and strong at the same time bullshit, they fall for it every time.

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[–] jtrek@startrek.website 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Many people are sad, cruel, little monsters that are happy those people are being hurt.

It's really hard to change people like that so they're better. You gotta get them to see you as in-group, and slowly re-socialize them. Lot of work. Might not even succeed. But it's also apparently a whole bunch of crimes to round up the maga-hats and lock them in an underground vault somewhere.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like the explanation that a lot of these people are people that peaked in high school. They are angry that they stayed in the same town, not bettering themselves and never really going anywhere.

And they want others to hurt. People they perceive as liberals because they did get a degree, did expand their minds, did better themselves, did travel, did spend time in bigger and better cities, and so on.

[–] matthurtme@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I didn't get to go to college since my mother's AIDS bankrupted our family, but I didn't and don't want to see other people hurt.

Am I a little bitter I couldn't afford mountains of debt to get a degree while watching many of my friends go off to college? Sure.

Am I sad I had to work at a younger age than my peers so we could afford to juggle medications and bills? Sure.

Has this trajectory seriously screwed me for a lifetime of poverty? Yes, definitely.

Do I want to see other people hurt? No.

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[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

To be fair, they did increase the biodiversity of the reflecting pool

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 8 points 2 months ago

Fortunately I avoided the mistake of voting blue tho, bc Lemmy tankies told me the truth that bOtH sIdEs SaMe.

( /s )

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's not true. It showed us everyone's true colors.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 months ago

we already knew that during the campaign before episode 1.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago

I don't think it showed us anything that we didn't know already

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[–] homes@piefed.world 57 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yet another day in Trump‘s world of “how can I make everyone’s life shittier? how can I HURT literally everyone on the planet for no good reason?”

Another day of republican philosophy in practice: cause pain just because

[–] drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago

Desperate people are easier to control

[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 42 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Anything to fuck over working class.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 26 points 2 months ago

~~Federal Communications Comission~~ Fascist Cocksucker Center

[–] alpha1beta@piefed.social 21 points 2 months ago

In any decent civilization, someone as evil and corrupt and stupid as Brendan Carr would be taken to a remote destination and beaten into a chunky soup

[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

In the European Union all ISPs market their connections based on maximum speed. However, the law requires them to meet at least 90% of that maximum advertised speed throughout the entire year (might slightly vary between countries), with some room for error. If they don't - easy lawsuit.

Internet is also usually extremely cheap. In my country you can get it as cheap as $8/month, with very good (>=500Mb/s download) connections rarely exceeding $25 USD monthly. Hell, you can get an 8Gb/s download cable for just a little over $40/month.

[–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Europe always forgetting about the shareholders. How's the c suite going to afford their third yacht and their fourth mansion charging those prices?

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

$8 ?

Same here. Romania

I get 500Mbps for about 10 euro

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[–] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 months ago

this is one that i directly appreciated. the transparent bottom-line pricing was refreshing.

[–] Smaile@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

even more reason to stop using American services.

[–] Bixcut@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Where can I sign up for Canadian Internet in my US State?

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[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ISPs routinely advertise prices much lower than those actually charged to consumers on their monthly bills.

I wonder if there is any other countries where you will not know how much you'll have to pay for internet until after you've signed a contract.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

or that they add new service charge, because they added something your subscription without consent. like how comcast constantly changes the tier of your cable services often.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 months ago

Everyone knows opaque markets work the best. Brilliant display of regulatory skill from the party of fiscal responsibility.

[–] nanometer1625@thelemmy.club 9 points 2 months ago

Gotta own those libs, right? /s

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Know your place, trash!

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago
[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

Wonder if my provider will appreciate me not paying any fees that weren't included in the listed price

[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How does Fox News spin this one then?

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

They don't really need to spin, they either talk about Democrats in a negative way, glaze Trump like he's their God, or they just don't cover it at all.

This one probably falls into the "just don't talk about it" category. If Reich wing media doesn't cover a story MAGA never finds out about it

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They'll blame it on Biden or Obama if they need to.

Conservatives fucking blamed 9/11 on Obama before.

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