Editorial Roundup: New England
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BOSTON — With federal money drying up for a pandemic-related program that provides discounts on internet service for low-income families, the state’s two U.S. senators are asking industry groups to
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with White House senior advisor Tom Perez about the impending end of the Affordable Connectivity Program, which subsidized internet costs for millions of households.
Money is running out on the popular internet program for older adults and low-income families. Here’s what’s being done to try and save the program.
Nearly a third of Americans who don’t have broadband say the reason is because it costs too much — and unfortunately, Congress is prepared to let that figure rise dramatically. Lawmakers have yet to renew funding for the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program, or ACP, which is being rolled back as of today and will fully come to an end in coming weeks unless Congress takes action. Through the ACP, more than 23 million households have received either reduced bills or effectively