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Yep' date=' those evil corporations should be brought to justice by our government.. oh, wait.. never mind. They're kind of in bed together on this one. :rolleyes:[/quote']

They are trying to protect their brand name. How many hood rats would stop paying for their service if they knew they could get it for free? The big cell companies could loose a lot of paying customers.

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it always comes back to universal healthcare haha found this on the FCC's website. Some of the funds from the USF are directed towards:

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/universalservice.html

"What Benefits Are Available Under the Rural Health Care Program?

Public and non-profit health care providers in rural areas can receive discounts on installation and monthly charges for telecommunications and Internet access service used for the provision of health care by using one of two methods: a mileage-based calculation, or a calculation of the “urban rate” to receive support equal to the difference between what they pay and what they would pay if they were receiving the service in any city in their state with a population of 50,000 or more.

Rural health care providers are using discounts from this program to provide patient services such as transmitting x-rays from remote to urban areas to be read by medical specialists."

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I typed in our zipcode, and got this...

I assumed since Ohio wasn't on the list, that there was no service? :confused:

Does it come up for Columbus???

Yes.

Whomever the provider is they must not have tower access in your area.

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Yes.

Whomever the provider is they must not have tower access in your area.

Huh?

Was going on swing'rs comment.

Verizon is the main provider in the area, and thats about it.

SO, I was giving verizon kudos for being a monopoly in Coshocton.

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I think that this program has some pros and cons. As a teacher, I think it is necessary that we have a way to contact parents of our students. The school district that I work for has roughly 90% on the free and reduced lunch program. I bring this up because, it is a qualifying program, but also because it shows how little income some people have. We all should have some responsibility in supporting the children that are part of generational poverty. Without any resources, people have no way to improve their lives, let alone survive.

I'm sure I'll get drilled over this, but I work with impoverished children and families everyday. Just my two cents.

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I think that this program has some pros and cons. As a teacher, I think it is necessary that we have a way to contact parents of our students. The school district that I work for has roughly 90% on the free and reduced lunch program. I bring this up because, it is a qualifying program, but also because it shows how little income some people have. We all should have some responsibility in supporting the children that are part of generational poverty. Without any resources, people have no way to improve their lives, let alone survive.

I'm sure I'll get drilled over this, but I work with impoverished children and families everyday. Just my two cents.

I'm not going to flame on you for your view, I realize that some people will use resources to better themselves. Unfortunately, because the government does provide so much, it also allows apathetic people to do nothing and still survive in which there's no motivation for betterment, especially if their okay with living in section 8 housing, with welfare, medicaid, etc etc. I also work "around" impoverished children and families everyday, and I see them spend their government money on 40 oz and cigarillos. So perspective is everything.

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I'm not going to flame on you for your view, I realize that some people will use resources to better themselves. Unfortunately, because the government does provide so much, it also allows apathetic people to do nothing and still survive in which there's no motivation for betterment, especially if their okay with living in section 8 housing, with welfare, medicaid, etc etc. I also work "around" impoverished children and families everyday, and I see them spend their government money on 40 oz and cigarillos. So perspective is everything.

Oh I totally agree, there are people out there that abuse the system. The parents who buy Jordans for their kids, but use food stamps and don't work... how the hell do they get Jordans??? The system is definitely broken. I just think it becomes a difficult balancing act. Some people do truly need the assistance, and some people are just a-holes and abuse the system. We need to do a better job enforcing the regulations and requirements of the government programs. As a side note, I also think we need to move in the direction that Florida did when it comes to only paying for one child on government support. Low socio-ecomonic status need to stop procreating!!!

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Worth posting in type, not just a link.

A newspaper investigation has found that tens of thousands of Ohioans are abusing a federal program that gives free cell phones to low-income households.

The Dayton Daily News reports that cell phone companies are promoting it heavily and it is so commonly abused that 26,500 Ohioans in November have been notified they are violating the rules.

Companies get up to $10 each month for each person who signs up.

The 26,500 who were notified represent 5 percent of all users. They are suspected of signing up for more than one line. They have 35 days to pick one provider to stick with.

The program had 280,000 Ohioans enrolled in 2008, but that has grown to almost 600,000 this year. The 2010 cost in Ohio was $58.9 million.

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I literally yell at the radio when I hear them advertise this bullshit...

"free talk and text minutes!" IT'S NOT FUCKING FREE. SOMEONE IS PAYING FOR IT. More specifically, someone's tax dollars.

"but people need cell phones, for safety." BS. we survived thousands of years w/o cell phones.

I'd like to see a study on how many of these "free" text messages are being used to facilitate illegal activity btw... Drug deals and the like.

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^ frankly, I see the same thing happening with education and the job market.

The government has given people way too much money in school loans. Now almost everyone can finance a degree, but there aren't enough jobs to support X% of the country having a bachelors degree, and Y% having a masters.

So you end up with a small percentage of people who are actually USING their degree, and then a large percentage who are over-educated, or under-employed (depending on how you look at it). Those folks could "afford" a college education, because of their loans, but now it's incredibly hard for them to find a job that pays enough to get them out of their loan debt.

Sub-prime education lending. When half the country has a masters, suddenly you need a bachelor's to work retail. No different than people buying houses they couldn't afford.

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