By Representative Kalan Haywood16th Assembly District Representative Kalan R. Haywood II The people of Milwaukee have greatly benefited from the leadership shown by President Biden to deliver broadband to those who need it, with one example being that about 4-in-5 eligible households (over 107,000 households) in Milwaukee are enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a program created …
Topline The 23 million American households receiving government financial assistance for their monthly internet bills could soon be on their own—and many may lose access to home internet—as an almost three-year-old program is set to end at the end of the month. In this photo illustration, a woman is using a laptop on May 12, …
A federal program that has provided low or no-cost internet for roughly 23 million American households is about to end. The Affordable Connectivity Program, a pandemic-era benefit, has run out of money. Advocates are concerned about what that means for the nation’s digital divide. The Federal Communications Commission says coming up in May people enrolled …
Millions of Americans will soon see higher internet bills as a popular government program that granted $30 monthly discounts for internet service dwindles on funds. April will be the last fully funded month for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which launched in 2021 to provide subsidized internet for millions of households. The program was extremely popular …
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Government leaders are warning that a federal subsidy helping millions of veterans and military families pay for internet access will end in the next few weeks unless Congress extends the program before the start of May. The Affordable Connectivity Program currently provides between $30 and $75 a month to cover internet bills of more than …
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 …
Congress and President Joe Biden may have touted that people of all incomes would be able to afford the broadband being built under the 2021 infrastructure act, but a decision by lawmakers last week is casting uncertainty on that promise. The concerns from some state broadband officials stem from the fact that Congress did not …
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 …
LAFAYETTE, La. — The clock is ticking for over half a million families across Louisiana who could lose a government subsidy for their internet if congress does not approve more funding. It’s called the Affordable Connectivity Program launched in 2021 to help low income families meet internet costs. Families who receive SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, affordable …
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 …