The Trump administration is telling states they will be shut out of a $42 billion broadband deployment fund if they set the rates that Internet service providers receiving subsidies are allowed to charge people with low incomes.
The latest version of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) FAQ on the grant program, released today, is a challenge to states considering laws that would force Internet providers to offer cheap plans to people who meet income eligibility guidelines. One state already has such a law: New York requires ISPs with over 20,000 customers in the state to offer $15 broadband plans with download speeds of at least 25Mbps, or $20-per-month service with 200Mbps speeds.
Yeah, used to be a big problem in some places like florida back when you could just ovveride dns settings and get free internet off any modem. It requires custom firmware and other things these days that make reselling such a free hookup impractical, but thats not gonna stop me from helping people do it for free.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_Haunt
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncapping
https://archive.org/stream/Hacking_The_Cable_Modem_2006/Hacking_The_Cable_Modem_2006_djvu.txt