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 ...

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 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The cost to stay connected seems to be out of reach for many Americans, but a program is working to ensure all Kansans have access to cell phones. Nearly 23,000 Kansans are ...

For millions of Americans living on fixed or limited incomes, the monthly cost of a phone plan can feel impossible to justify ...

My generation has witnessed firsthand the transformative power of the internet. From the world-renowned tech hub of Seattle to rural parts of the Olympic Peninsula, it’s become the connective tissue ...

The Federal Communications Commission announced they are revoking California's "opt‑out" status from the federal Lifeline Program, citing the state's recent law prohibiting the collection of Social ...

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 ...