Man set up fake ISP to scam low-income people seeking gov’t discounts, FCC says

Ars Technica
By Jon BrodkinJul 6, 2022, 2:47 pm148 pts
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Jeffrey Coolidge) An Ohio man created a fake broadband provider in order to scam low-income consumers who thought they were getting government-funded discounts on Internet service and devices, according to the Federal Communications Commission. In a Notice of Apparent Liability…

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