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Fcc Approves Plan To Expand U.s. Low-Income Subsidy To Internet Use


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A man takes a photo of the U.S. Capitol, on the eve of a potential federal government shutdown, in WashingtonBy David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved a proposal to expand a telephone subsidy for low-income Americans to include Internet access, after a deal to cap the cost of the plan collapsed. The commission voted 3-2 to approve a proposal by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, unveiled earlier this month, to expand the $9.25 monthly mobile phone subsidy to include broadband Internet access. The agency's three Democrats voted yea and its two Republicans nay.




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