[WarOnPrivacy]

> Plainly, I don't believe they need or deserve that money merely because they have lobbyists/bought politicians that say they do.

The small ISPs need sufficient money to comply with federal orders to rip & replace expensive Huawei gear.

[smolder]

Yeah, I understand the premise, but I would need to see a cost breakdown before I accept the claim that they needed significantly more money than they already got. Industry groups have a tendency to plead for handouts endlessly.

[WarOnPrivacy]

Lobbying and fund-scamming are disproportionately done by major ISPs. Small, local ISPs are far, far less likely to have the resources to - 1) pull it off and 2) insulate themselves from the consequences.

The original parent comment was referencing a local ISP.