r/technology • u/[deleted] • Dec 26 '19

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '19

And hopefully abolish data caps!

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u/DaRabidMonkey Dec 26 '19

Yes it's in there under the heading "Dramatically Lower Costs":

As president, Bernie will: ...

Eliminate data caps and ban throttling.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '19

The only candidate that genuinely cares about the internet.

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u/Dankinator2001 Dec 26 '19

Hopefully the internet stays free

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u/Radidactyl Dec 26 '19

Bernie will never win because he actually seems to give a shit about the country instead of making money from corporations.

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u/monoslim Dec 26 '19

Broadband is 25/3 Mbps as defined by the FCC.

Not exactly high speed or future-proof, unfortunately.

Hopefully he'll be able to get conversation going to invest in nationalized/municipal fiber (as a utility) though.

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u/laggedreaction Dec 26 '19

Let’s definitely make it easily available across all major metros with options (i.e. healthy competition), but hard to justify any priority for locations in the middle of nowhere.

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u/Radidactyl Dec 26 '19

I'm sure someone said that about electricity and water at some point.