ACP is set to run out of funds on May 31. There are several attempts to extend the program’s funding. Unfortunately, politics are mostly in the way, making it very unlikely any bill will save it in ...
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 ...
One year after the defunding of the ACP, I talked to people affected by the loss of Affordable Connectivity Program and how its disappearance has forced them to make heartbreaking trade-offs just to ...
Jul. 19—Through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), those who struggle to afford access to broadband can apply for discounts on monthly services and a one-time device purchase. A discount of up ...
HOUSTON — At its peak, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) assisted 23 million households with monthly discounts on internet plans. In November 2023 the FCC chairwoman testified before Congress, ...
When the Affordable Connectivity Program ended last May, its users were faced with a painful choice: cancel their internet ...
Despite significant progress over the last decade, internet adoption remains a major challenge for low-income families across the United States. However, as students return to school, the importance ...
As a lifelong North Carolinian, I’ve been blessed to raise my family and two grandchildren in the Tar Heel State. Now that I’m retired, I live on a fixed income. People mistakenly think that Social ...
Hundreds of under-resourced people in Lake County who gained access to the internet in the past two years through the federally funded Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) are in danger of losing ...
"The ACP program really saved my life," said Dorothy Burrell, a 55-year-old from Kansas City. Burrell was one of the 23 million Americans enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, a ...