Nonprofit groups like Link Health worked in health centers to sign patients and community members up for discount internet through a national program that is set to run out of funds this spring.

The ACP ran out of funds, but some low-income internet options remain. On the other hand, some ISPs chose to include low-cost plans with slower speeds (think 50 megabits per second) for discounted ...

For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week’s worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands. It’s also how much she spent on her monthly internet bill before the federal Affordable Connectivity ...

There's been an ACP-sized hole in many Americans' budgets for the last half of 2024. The Affordable Connectivity Program ended in June, leaving more than 23 million homes in the US with internet bills ...

The US government says that next month it can only pay about half of what low-income Americans are eligible for under a popular federal benefits program that is running out of money — a crisis that ...

ACP subscribers will lose the subsidy as early as April, but there are other low-income internet options to explore. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...

Lawmakers plan to submit a bill tomorrow to save the program, which the FCC can only afford to run until April. Lawmakers plan to submit a bill tomorrow to save the program, which the FCC can only ...

But it officially ended in June after Congress decided not to renew its funding. Since the ACP lapsed, some Democratic and Republican lawmakers have been working to bring back the program. But ...

Brionna is a writer specializing in home improvement, construction, and real estate topics. She leverages her background as a civil engineer and interior decorator as well as her love for ...

Two years ago, U.S. lawmakers created a $14.2 billion fund to help low-income families across America pay for internet service they would otherwise struggle to afford. Since then, nearly 19 million ...

New York can move ahead with a law requiring internet service providers to offer heavily discounted rates to low-income residents, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. The decision from the 2nd U.S.

Those using the Affordable Connectivity Program to help pay for broadband access for remote work might be forced to seek other options to pay monthly bills. A US government program that subsidizes ...