AT&T announced a new plan to provide discounted Internet access as low as $5 a month to low-income families. Any home where at least one person receives food stamps will be eligible for the new program.
AT&T will offer Internet connection speeds of 3 megabits per second for $5 a month. Faster speeds of 5 or 10 megabits per second will cost $10 a month.
All installation and equipment fees will also be waived.
People don’t actually get to choose their speed, however, as they’ll automatically be assigned the fastest available where they live.
Though any connection might be an improvement for many homes, 10 megabits per second and under is still considered a slow connection.
