Knowing how evil telcos can be, I'm legitimely surprised they didn't exploited this crisis and their virtual monopolies to squeeze more money from customers.
At a certain level of evil, during a crisis, they risk causing enough trouble to receive congressional attention. The last thing they want is new laws and regulation that impact their future ability to be evil.
I was surprised to hear from a struggling mother of two that Charter of all companies was offering free 60 days of Internet. That should let her kids keep up with online school.
