PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More than 23 million American households are at risk of losing internet service because the federal program which offers free or discounted access is running out of money. One ...
This month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began formally winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), thus ending a subsidy program that supported 23 million households in ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An internet accessibility program that provides low-cost connections for 23 million American households will run out of money by the end of April, unless Congress takes action in ...
Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is dwindling, leaving New Yorkers wondering how they'll be able to afford broadband internet for their homes. The program, which helped ensure ...
Since 2021, nearly 30,000 Erie County residents have received a $30 monthly discount on their internet services through the federal government's Affordable Connectivity Program. Unless Congress ...
Too often Congress is addicted to the drama of the last-minute deal. No matter how easy the decision before them, our national legislators like to wait until it’s almost too late before they do their ...
As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, Congress appropriated $14.2 billion to create the Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP, to provide lower-income households with a ...
“Big Wireless doesn’t want you to know this hack,” reads part of the post. “You can get FREE wireless internet + a Smart Tablet. The Affordable Connectivity Program – ACP – is a new government benefit ...
There are many aspects to digital equity, but they all need to align to truly increase access. In Pennsylvania, the federal, state and local approach to broadband shows just that. It became obvious ...
Over the past decade, the New York and Federal governments have spent more than $1 billion in an attempt to close the state’s digital divide. But the goal of universal connectivity has proved elusive.
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — More than 22 million households, including Arizonans, could be without the internet come the end of April. That is because the government-funded Affordable Connectivity Program ...
SAN ANTONIO - A COVID-era program providing more than 1 million people across Texas lower cost or free internet is coming to an end. The $14 billion Affordable Connectivity Program runs out of money ...