Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Martin/CNET Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for ...

Federal telecommunications assists millions of American households each year through the Lifeline internet and phone discount program, which offers much-needed connectivity support to families with ...

If they become policy, these changes could create challenges for folks who need affordable internet service.

Stricter enrollment requirements will make it more difficult to qualify for this federally funded low-income internet program. State and local resources may help fill the gap. Joe Supan is a senior ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Affordable Connectivity Program provided up to $30 monthly subsidies on internet bills for low-income families, and as much as ...

AirTalk integrates device access into Lifeline enrollment, linking smartphone availability to eligibility and inventory conditions.

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stopped accepting applications for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a pandemic-era discount for qualified low-income households to ...

Every week, Cynthia George connects with her granddaughter and great-grandson on video calls. The 71-year-old retiree reads the news on her MSN homepage and googles how to fight the bugs coming from ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Corporation Commission is raising awareness about a Lifeline program to help Kansans stay connected. In observance of Lifeline Awareness Week (Sept. 8-14), the ...

Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for low-income families. The Affordable Connectivity Program was shuttered in June 2024, ...

A program intended to help low-income Americans connect to the internet is likely to disappear at the end of this month, and its supporters in Congress have limited options to keep it afloat. Although ...