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 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 ...

There's been an ACP-sized hole in many Americans' budgets for the last half of 2024. The Affordable Connectivity Program ended in June, leaving more than 23 million homes in the US with internet bills ...

Many families in low-income households in the United States are now eligible to get a $30 per month discount on their internet bills, which could end up being free broadband in some cases. The money ...

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Two years ago, U.S. lawmakers created a $14.2 billion fund to help low-income families across America pay for internet service they would otherwise struggle to afford. Since then, nearly 19 million ...

ALBANY — A plan to mandate special reduced broadband internet rates for low-income customers that hasn't yet been enforced may head to the U.S. Supreme Court as a consortium of internet providers and ...

Programs to bring internet access to low-income Philadelphians have reduced the digital divide in the city, but the organizations behind them plan to partner with community groups to shrink it further ...

Baltimore City plans to use $2 million in American Rescue Plan funding to expand internet access to 3,000 low-income households. The Connect Baltimore Broadband Grant Program will award a $2 million ...

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 ...