said by tschmidt:I guess this was inevitable. When Broadband was rare and expensive made sense for companies to subsidize it. I assume almost all these folks will opt for broadband regardless of whether or not company pays for it. As pnh102

posted commuting cost is not reimbursed therefor it is reasonable to argue neither should broadband.
Sadly another perk bites the dust but not surprised.
/tom
Depending on available ISPs and bandwidth needs, these people may be paying for more expensive business connections with faster upload speeds. If that is the case, it doesn't make any sense for IBM not to pay for them. Or at the very least pay the part above the cost of the residential service. But if the line it tax deductible in some way, this is probably just a ploy to make the government pay for part of it.