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"The ACP program really saved my life," said Dorothy Burrell, a 55-year-old from Kansas City. Burrell was one of the 23 million Americans enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, a ...
ACP is set to run out of funds on May 31. There are several attempts to extend the program’s funding. Unfortunately, politics are mostly in the way, making it very unlikely any bill will save it in ...
For Cindy Westman, the internet is a literal lifeline. She depends on internet access to care for her 12-year-old daughter — who has cerebral palsy and autism — by messaging doctors, accessing test ...
The Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP, provides monthly discounts of $30 to $75 to help low-income households pay for home internet.
Nearly a quarter of Ohio households could lose affordable internet as a federally funded program is set to run out of funds in June if lawmakers in Washington don't approve an extension, said ...
HOUSTON — At its peak, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) assisted 23 million households with monthly discounts on internet plans. In November 2023 the FCC chairwoman testified before Congress, ...
The Affordable Connectivity Act provided $14.2 billion to help low-income Americans pay for internet service. Congress should extend the federal program.
As a lifelong North Carolinian, I’ve been blessed to raise my family and two grandchildren in the Tar Heel State. Now that I’m retired, I live on a fixed income. People mistakenly think that Social ...
The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) exists to help families overcome the gaps created by the digital divide, providing high-speed solutions to students and adults regardless of income level.
Hundreds of under-resourced people in Lake County who gained access to the internet in the past two years through the federally funded Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) are in danger of losing ...
One year after the defunding of the ACP, I talked to people affected by the loss of Affordable Connectivity Program and how its disappearance has forced them to make heartbreaking trade-offs just ...