FCC vote puts E-Rate's $2 billion school and library internet program under review, with a full shutdown unlikely but funding cuts possible by 2027.

"Big Wireless doesn't want you to know this hack," reads part of the post. "You can get FREE wireless internet + a Smart Tablet. The Affordable Connectivity Program – ACP – is a new government benefit ...

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 ...

Home Wi-Fi may have seemed like a luxury not long ago. Yet now that nearly everything can — or is required to — be done online, we all need speedy internet to communicate, pay bills, take online ...

The Affordable Connectivity Program has helped 23 million households connect to the internet at a discounted rate since it was enacted in 2021. But now the federal subsidy program is set to run out of ...

The Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion federal effort to make internet service more affordable, is expected to run out of funding this spring. By Madeleine Ngo Reporting from Washington ...

With the Affordable Connectivity Program now gone, other federal subsidies and internet initiatives are stepping in to help close the broadband gap. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home ...

When Wendy Patricio signed up for a federal program to receive affordable internet at her Jamaica Plain home, life got a little easier. The service wasn’t the fastest, but it served its purpose. Her ...