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 ...

Over 300,000 Washington residents have been notified that an affordable internet program could end after April. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) through the Federal Communication Commission ...

The Internet bill for about 23 million American households may soon be significantly higher, potentially deepening the country’s digital divide as some families may no longer be able to afford access.

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 ...

Phyllis Jackson, a retired administrative assistant in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was one of 23 million Americans enrolled in the ACP. "The ACP program really saved my life," said Dorothy Burrell, a ...

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, ...

Every week, Cynthia George connects with her granddaughter and great-grandson on video calls. The 71-year-old retiree reads the news on her MSN homepage and googles how to fight the bugs coming from ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Low-income families in Tennessee and across the U.S. are at risk of losing home internet access at the end of April. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is expected ...

As students return to classes at the University of Minnesota, a federal program is aiming to bring internet access to more people across the state. At the University, a large portion of schoolwork is ...

Tucked beside the St. Lawrence River in northern New York and straddling the US-Canadian border, the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation has nurtured generations of indigenous artisans. Kelly Back, a member of ...

I’ve lived in Ashland City all my life, and I want to see Ashland City, and rural places across the country, be places where folks want to live. But it’s 2024 and we still don’t have good internet and ...

One year after the defunding of the ACP, I talked to people affected by the loss of Affordable Connectivity Program and how its disappearance has forced them to make heartbreaking trade-offs just to ...