Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ACP ran out of funds, but some low-income internet options remain. On the other hand, some ISPs chose to include low-cost ...

The state of New York set up its own discounted internet mandate after the Affordable Connectivity Program expired in May. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, ...

Internet service providers including Charter, Verizon and Comcast are shifting customers away from the Affordable Connectivity Program, an expired federal internet subsidy that helped low-income ...

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 ...

The $14.2 billion program, which went into effect in December 2021, served roughly 23 million households, two-thirds of which had either inconsistent or zero internet access prior to enrolling, ...

The White House recently announced an agreement with more than a dozen internet service providers to offer $30 or cheaper monthly plans for low-income households throughout the rest of 2024.

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 ...

Almost 2 million New York households are currently struggling to gain complete access to broadband internet service due to its cost, according to a report released by the New York State Department of ...

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 ...

But it officially ended in June after Congress decided not to renew its funding. Since the ACP lapsed, some Democratic and Republican lawmakers have been working to bring back the program. But ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Millions of low-income people are at risk of losing their internet plans or face being forced to pay hundreds of dollars more to get online. A government program called the ...