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 ...

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / December 29, 2025 / Millions of low-income families can't afford smartphones, which means ...

The ACP ran out of funds, but some low-income internet options remain. On the other hand, some ISPs chose to include low-cost plans with slower speeds (think 50 megabits per second) for discounted ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A federal program designed to help low-income families pay for internet access may soon run out of money. “I do believe that option not being there for them not having 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 $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, ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Affordable Connectivity Program ran out of funding this April, affecting 23 million households nationwide, and 1 in 8 households here in Montana, according to figures from the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - As many as 60 million Americans are in jeopardy of losing internet access after Wednesday, May 1, due to a government program running out of funds. The Affordable Connectivity Program ...

Congress’ budget bickering is about to claim another casualty: a widely praised program that helps low-income families afford broadband internet service. The federal government’s Affordable ...

Baltimore City plans to use $2 million in American Rescue Plan funding to expand internet access to 3,000 low-income households. The Connect Baltimore Broadband Grant Program will award a $2 million ...

WASHINGTON — Two months ago, Karyn Arceneaux, a 59-year-old high school teacher from Humble, got high-speed internet for the first time, allowing her to put aside her slow-loading smart phone and ...

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.