PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More than 23 million American households are at risk of losing internet service because the federal program which offers free or discounted access is running out of money. One ...

This month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began formally winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), thus ending a subsidy program that supported 23 million households in ...

The 23 million American households receiving government financial assistance for their monthly internet bills could soon be on their own—and many may lose access to home internet—as an almost ...

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was a crucial initiative that provided financial relief to millions of American families by subsidizing their internet bills. Offering monthly credits ranging ...

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 ...

Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is dwindling, leaving New Yorkers wondering how they'll be able to afford broadband internet for their homes. The program, which helped ensure ...

A program that helped close the digital divide in the U.S. has come to an end. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) expired Tuesday night. ACP was a federal benefit through the FCC aimed at lower ...

As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, Congress appropriated $14.2 billion to create the Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP, to provide lower-income households with a ...

HOUSTON – Thousands of families in the Houston area rely on the Internet for various aspects of their daily lives, including work, school, and healthcare. Through the Affordable Connectivity Program, ...

Over the past decade, the New York and Federal governments have spent more than $1 billion in an attempt to close the state’s digital divide. But the goal of universal connectivity has proved elusive.

Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, health care, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off. Shawn ...

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