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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
President Joe Biden on Monday will announce that 20 of the nation's internet providers have committed to lowering costs for low-income households, a step the administration says will increase access ...
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Affordable Connectivity Program, which subsidizes internet access for low-income households, is set to run ...
The new school year is coming, and with it comes the dreaded task of homework. To do that homework, students are increasingly expected to be connected to the Internet. Families without Internet at ...
Did you know that while 75% of adults ages 65 and older use the internet, many still struggle with affordability? Nearly 85% of Americans pay at least $50 per month for access to the internet, ...
Internet providers are now required to offer plans to low-income residents in New York state for as low as $15 per month. The law was passed as part of the New York state budget in 2021 but was ...
Many of the top home internet service providers (ISPs) offer deals or low-cost plans for qualifying seniors. Internet for seniors starts at $14.95 per month with ISPs like Spectrum and Xfinity. And AT ...
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 ...