The $3.2 billion temporary Emergency Broadband Benefit program opens for enrollment May 12, offering eligible households monthly financial assistance to get high-speed internet service, The Wall ...

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).

A new COVID-19 relief initiative is kicking off. As of Wednesday, people can start applying for the emergency broadband benefit. The fund was created to help people afford home internet. If you ...

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 ...

A student in Stamford, Conn., takes part in distance learning with the help of her mother. A federal program meant to expand broadband access to households is falling behind schedule, state officials ...

WELLPINIT, Wash. – Living on the Spokane Reservation, like in other rural areas where jobs and services can be hard to come by, getting an internet connection made a world of difference for Thornton ...

(The Center Square) – At least $200 million is available for broadband infrastructure prioritizing connectivity for flood emergency warning systems, acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock said The ...

Feb. 25—A massive federal program meant to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the country is falling behind schedule, state broadband officials and experts say, even as Trump ...