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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nonprofit groups like Link Health worked in health centers to sign patients and community members up for discount internet through ...

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 ...

For Ellimae Kalinoski and her family, the internet is a lifeline. She and her husband, who cannot work because of long COVID, get discounted web access through the Affordable Connectivity Program, ...

If they become policy, these changes could create challenges for folks who need affordable internet service.

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 ...

Stricter enrollment requirements will make it more difficult to qualify for this federally funded low-income internet program. State and local resources may help fill the gap. Joe Supan is a senior ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Twenty-three million households across America could lose internet access or be forced to start paying more. A federal subsidy helps thousands of Arizona families save up to $75 a ...

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 ...