Trumplicans ‘Successfully’ Kill Program That Helped Poor Americans Afford Broadband | Techdirt

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Trumplicans ‘Successfully’ Kill Program That Helped Poor Americans Afford Broadband

The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the 2021 infrastructure bill, provided 23+ million low-income households a $30 broadband discount every month. But the roughly 60 …

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Affordable Connectivity Program Subsidy Money Runs Out

People 50 and older head 45% of households taking part

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Big Telecom Is Once Again Using Fake Consumer Groups To Attack Community Owned Broadband Networks

Annoyed by the kind of expensive, shitty, slow, and spotty broadband access caused by limited competition and monopoly power, hundreds of U.S. communities have been building their own broadband net…

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U.S. Senate eyes funding the Affordable Connectivity Program through broader telecommunications package | National Association of Counties

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U.S. Senate eyes funding the Affordable Connectivity Program through broader telecommunications package

The ACP is under a short timeline to receive additional funding. After May 31, all 23 million enrolled households will cease to receive any benefit from the program. Several Senate proposals could lead to expedited passage of funding to save the program.

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