JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Several North Carolina members of Congress held an emergency meeting online Thursday to discuss broadband and a new program that will help low-income families access it.

On Thursday, November 18, 2021, just days after President Biden signed the bi-partisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (aka “Infrastructure Act”) into law, the Federal Communications Commission ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) – Discounted internet service for low-income households will continue, but the monthly subsidy will be reduced from $50 to $30 in 2022. The Federal Emergency Broadband (EBB) ...

If you’ve been struggling to afford decent access to broadband, help is available through a federal program called the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). It provides discounts on internet service ...

More than a million American households enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in the first week following its launch, the federal body ...

This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast. Traxler created an ...

Verizon and other Internet service providers are preventing some low-income customers from getting new $50-per-month government subsidies unless they switch to different plans that are sometimes more ...

Mere days after the infrastructure bill became effective, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a rulemaking proceeding to create rules for the new $14.2 billion Affordable Connectivity ...

(KTLA) – A new government program could save you $50 a month on your internet bill. The new FCC initiative, called the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), is currently accepting applications. Here’s ...

It's free to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit program. Don't fall for online ads offering signup help for a fee, the Federal Trade Commission warns. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News ...