On Jan. 11, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order detailing the wind-down process for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) due to the expectation that funding for the ...

With rising costs and the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, households now have fewer options for affordable broadband. But the Lifeline program is still available to help. Trey Paul was a ...

As an end of Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) funding looms, a congressional briefing was held this week to discuss what an end to the program could mean and its importance for achieving digital ...

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is a federal benefit designed to make sure people can get and stay online. Roughly 40% of American households qualify for ACP, which means there’s a good ...

Phyllis Jackson, a retired administrative assistant in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, was one of 23 million Americans enrolled in the ACP. "The ACP program really saved my life," said Dorothy Burrell, a ...

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 to ...