Time is almost up for about 900,000 North Carolina households that receive federal subsidies for broadband internet access. Congress approved the $14.2 billion Affordable Connectivity Program in 2021, when the pandemic made high-speed internet more vital than ever. Funding for the program is about to run out with enrollees expected to lose their subsidies in …
The Affordable Connectivity Program is expiring this April but no renewal has been approved yet A $7 billion renewal bill was proposed but it has not been voted upon This can make the Internet unaffordable for 60 million Americans The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is running out of funding and the Congress seems to be …
Every week, Cynthia George connects with her granddaughter and great-grandson on video calls. The 71-year-old retiree reads the news on her MSN homepage and googles how to fight the bugs coming from her drain in Florida’s summer heat. She hunts for grocery deals on her Publix app so that her food stamps stretch just a …
U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, speaks Thursday at the Raymond Public Library in East Hartford about the importance of continuing to fund the federal Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides subsidies for internet access to low-income households. Steven Goode Hearst Connecticut Media EAST HARTFORD — The clock is ticking on an federal internet subsidy that …
The Affordable Connectivity Program is a federal program that lowers the cost of internet for recipients up to $30 per month and $75 a month for those on Tribal lands. 1,718,552 Texans are enrolled in the program. However, the program will likely end next month if Congress doesn’t fund the program. A Spring man sounding …
The future of affordable internet access is in jeopardy for millions of Americans, which may get hit with higher bills in the next few months. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps more than 20 million U.S. households pay their internet bills, is due to run out of money by April. By the projected expiration date, …
NEWARK, NJ (SBN) — Invest Newark and Newark Alliance are helping more than 31,000 Newark households now have high-speed Internet through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), saving Newark families nearly $1 million a month. The ACP provides a $30-a-month discount to eligible households, enabling them to obtain free or discounted Internet service from most home and …