If you need proof of the importance of staying digitally connected in the 21st century, there’s this: More than 5 million U.S. households have enrolled in the federal government’s Emergency Broadband ...

Sources: USAC ACP Enrollment and Claims Tracker; household counts and 200% poverty estimates from the 2017-2022 American Community Survey; state-level ACP participation factors from Galperin (2021).

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kinetic by Windstream, a long-trusted community partner for high-speed internet, is eager to make broadband more affordable for eligible customers through the ...

The Federal Communications Commission chair today made a final plea to Congress, asking for money to continue a broadband-affordability program that gave out its last round of $30 discounts to people ...

In less than two months, if Congress does not act, tens of millions of people could find themselves unable to stay connected to high-speed internet. But because Congress is dragging its feet and a ...