Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for low-income families. The Affordable Connectivity Program was shuttered in June 2024, ...

A program intended to help low-income Americans connect to the internet is likely to disappear at the end of this month, and its supporters in Congress have limited options to keep it afloat. Although ...

Federal telecommunications assists millions of American households each year through the Lifeline internet and phone discount program, which offers much-needed connectivity support to families with ...

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. On April 30, a popular and widely used government program ...

Over 300,000 Washington residents have been notified that an affordable internet program could end after April. The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) through the Federal Communication Commission ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The cost to stay connected seems to be out of reach for many Americans, but a program is working to ensure all Kansans have access to cell phones. Nearly 23,000 Kansans are ...

The Lifeline assistance program began its life back in 1985 as a way to bring affordable phone service into more American homes. Today the program still can be applied to home phones but the birth of ...