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U.S. aid program to keep people online was riddled with deception, fraud [telecom]

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A pandemic-era initiative has helped millions of low-income families
stay connected. But it has suffered persistent abuses, a Post
investigation found, as telecom giants have introduced price hikes,
speed cuts and fraud risks.

By Tony Romm

The complaints began pouring into Washington this summer, the
criticism directed at Assurance Wireless, a little-known company owned
by the telecom giant T-Mobile.

In Sun Valley, Calif., a local resident in June claimed that Assurance
Wireless sent an agent to their mother's door - and pushed her to sign
up for mobile internet funded by the federal government even though
she didn't need it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/10/25/broadband-subsidies-coronavirus-aid/

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U.S. aid program to keep people online was riddled with deception,  fraud [telecom] Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> - 2022-10-27 19:06 +0000

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