Lawmakers seek more money for internet discounts
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
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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
WASHINGTON — Twenty-three million families in the United States will have bigger internet bills starting in May. That’s because a federal broadband subsidy program they’re enrolled in is nearly out of money. Dozens of people joined Biden administration officials, advocates and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, at
The collapse of the Affordable Connectivity Program will affect nearly 60 million individual Americans, going by Census Bureau population estimates.
Northampton County is partnering with the National Digital Inclusion Alliance to train digital navigators, equipping community members to help people access and use digital devices.
Millions of people relied on the federal Affordable Connectivity Program to stay online and access work, healthcare, and school. Now that the program has expired, some fear being cut off.