The Affordable Connectivity Program was a $14.2 billion program that provided subsidized broadband connections of $30/month, and $75/month for Tribal households. However, the program ended in June 2024 after Congress stopped its funding.
Expert Opinion
Amendments degrade the bill’s speed definitions, weaken the CPUC's ability to hold large telecoms accountable, and creates new financial risks for municipal providers.
Digital Inclusion
Bureau keeps voice-only subsidies alive for one more year
Digital Inclusion
'This is a real loss:' Panelists say cuts threaten progress on digital and AI skills training
Digital Inclusion
The act could save Californians $1 billion annually, but ISPs worry about costs
Digital Inclusion
Without the broadband subsidy, families are facing harsh tradeoffs to stay connected.
Digital Inclusion
ACA Connects study predicts steep investment drop; while major trade groups urge DOJ to preempt state laws
Community Broadband
City seeks to bring broadband internet to up to 2,500 households
Broadband Mapping and Data
Ookla speed test data shows rural residents still lag behind their urban counterparts in connectivity.
Congress
Democrats fail in bid to redirect spectrum funds to broadband affordability, 911 infrastructure, or cybersecurity in reconciliation bill.
Earnings
Cable losses have contributed to a slower overall broadband market in 2025.
Digital Inclusion
First hearing is scheduled for April 30.
Funding
Free State Foundation’s Seth Cooper says California and Massachusetts bills could violate the Fifth Amendment
Benton
Public interest groups say the FCC should modernize, not dismantle, key programs.
Funding
USAC says spending increased by more than $400 million over 2023
International
Fiber deployment emerges as a common thread despite vastly different market conditions.
COVID-19
But don’t get your hopes up.
