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, ...

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 ...

As a "single senior" who has to be careful with how she spends, Mequon resident Donna Daniels said she's relied on benefits provided by the Affordable Connectivity Program since she enrolled a year ...

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 ...

Tens of millions of Americans could see skyrocketing internet bills this spring or may be abruptly kicked off their plans — and it will be congressional Republicans who are to blame, the Biden ...

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 ...

Republican members of Congress blasted a program that gives $30 monthly broadband discounts to people with low incomes, accusing the Federal Communications Commission of being “wasteful.” The ...

The ACP has quickly gained adoption since Congress created the program in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. It is overwhelmingly popular with both political parties, surveys show. Military ...

Too often Congress is addicted to the drama of the last-minute deal. No matter how easy the decision before them, our national legislators like to wait until it’s almost too late before they do their ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More than 23 million American households are at risk of losing internet service because the federal program which offers free or discounted access is running out of money. One ...