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 ...

Under the ACP, more than 23 million households were collectively saving almost $700 million per month. The ACP was available to anyone who made less than or equal to 200% of the federal poverty ...

Internet providers agreed to cap plans at $30 a month, which a subsidy covers. As he seeks to close the nation's digital divide, President Joe Biden announced on Monday new commitments from 20 ...

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 ...

When you’re comparing internet providers, you want the most reliable connection. In the United States, two in three teachers use technology in their classrooms, and it's not hard to see why.

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Spectrum has a new internet plan that ...

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 ...

Distance learning is only possible when students are able to access the internet at home. How can we help low-income Amricans overcome the barriers to internet adoption? This school year will be ...

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