Nonprofit groups like Link Health worked in health centers to sign patients and community members up for discount internet through a national program that is set to run out of funds this spring.

The ACP ran out of funds, but some low-income internet options remain. On the other hand, some ISPs chose to include low-cost plans with slower speeds (think 50 megabits per second) for discounted ...

The $14.2 billion program, which went into effect in December 2021, served roughly 23 million households, two-thirds of which had either inconsistent or zero internet access prior to enrolling, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Millions of low-income people are at risk of losing their internet plans or face being forced to pay hundreds of dollars more to get online. A government program called the ...

The US government says that next month it can only pay about half of what low-income Americans are eligible for under a popular federal benefits program that is running out of money — a crisis that ...

President Joe Biden on Monday will announce that 20 of the nation's internet providers have committed to lowering costs for low-income households, a step the administration says will increase access ...

Internet providers are now required to offer plans to low-income residents in New York state for as low as $15 per month. The law was passed as part of the New York state budget in 2021 but was ...

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But it officially ended in June after Congress decided not to renew its funding. Since the ACP lapsed, some Democratic and Republican lawmakers have been working to bring back the program. But ...

For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week’s worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands. It’s also how much she spent on her monthly internet bill before the federal Affordable Connectivity ...

The state of New York set up its own discounted internet mandate after the Affordable Connectivity Program expired in May. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, ...