A look at the aftermath of the FCC ending the Affordable Connectivity Program for ~23M US households in May 2024; Spectrum says it lost 154K customers in Q2
This is definitely going to send us tumbling backwards into more of a divide. [embedded post] Peter Clines / @peterclines.bsky.social : Just pointing out that—by the math in the article— it would've ...
FCC ends the Affordable Connectivity Program, which helped low-income Americans afford internet service, after the House failed to approve additional funding
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More than 23M US households risk losing internet access by the end of April as Congress fails to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program due to GOP opposition
More than 23M US households risk losing internet access by the end of April as Congress fails to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program due to GOP opposition
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An investigation details how US telecom giants abused the FCC's $14B Affordable Connectivity Program by introducing price hikes, speed cuts, and fraud risks
tapped to run it — opened door to price hikes, speed cuts, fraud risks and other trouble. My latest for our series, the Covid Money Trail: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Tony Romm / @tonyromm : E...
The White House says 10M+ households have enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, funded by the bipartisan infrastructure bill, for broadband discounts
millions and millions of households are eligible for broadband subsidies that can significantly cut the cost of connectivity. You just go to https://acpbenefit.org/ or call (877) 384-2575. (And tell y...