Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for low-income families. The Affordable Connectivity Program was shuttered in June 2024, ...

The Trump administration has asserted for months that its “bargain” version of the federal $42.5 billion grant program to expand access to broadband internet would save taxpayers money. That made ...

WASHINGTON - More than 5 million U.S. households have enrolled in the country’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program since its inception in May 2021, according to the Federal Communications Commission.

Sources: USAC ACP Enrollment and Claims Tracker; household counts and 200% poverty estimates from the 2017-2022 American Community Survey; state-level ACP participation factors from Galperin (2021).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Martin/CNET Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for ...