FCC
Rural Michiganders Suffering From Lack Of Broadband Access, Report Finds
Rural Michiganders face life obstacles as a result of lack of broadband access, study finds.
ACP
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.
Lifeline
FCC Chair Unveils Latest ACP Metrics at Net Inclusion 2024
The survey highlighted concerns of 81 percent of households with schoolchildren about potential loss of the ACP.
JD Vance
FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez Slams Failure To Save ACP
Anna Gomez outlines why ending the ACP will be disastrous for low-income and rural families.
Expert Opinion
Debra Berlyn: The ACP is Critical Aid for Low Income Older Adults
It is downright shocking that millions of low-income older adults will lose their broadband connection due to uncertainty of funding.
Cambridge
Cambridge Unveils Program To Help Low-Income Residents Access Affordable Internet
A Massachusetts city starts new program to help disadvantaged residents access Internet low-cost internet.
Defense Department
Broadband People: Three New Chiefs at FCC Bureaus
Three new leaders at the Federal Communications Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs, Public Safety and Homeland Security and Media Bureau.
FCC
Dish Wireless Seeks FCC Help With Affordable Connectivity Transition
The company needs to be designed as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier to promote the Lifeline option, it said.
Digital Inclusion
Jessica Rosenworcel Pushes Congress on Affordable Connectivity Program
The FCC chairwoman reminded lawmakers the fund will freeze enrollments next Thursday, on February 8.
IIJA
President Biden Touts Broadband Expansion Efforts in Wisconsin Visit
Broadband was part of the reelection campaign's emphasis on infrastructure.
Digital Inclusion
FCC Chief Says More Than 20 Percent of Affordable Connectivity Signups are New
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel used USAC data to highlight the high rate of new ACP signups.
Biden-Harris Administration
FCC Pushes Congress on Spectrum Auction Authority, ACP Funding at Oversight Hearing
Commissioners from both parties emphasized the issues to the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
FCC
Concern About Digital Discrimination Rules, Governors Call for ACP Funding, Newark Benefits from ACP
Industry associations are not happy about the FCC’s new digital discrimination rules.
Expert Opinion
Ryan Johnston: What Happens to BEAD Without the Affordable Connectivity Program?
We’d be building broadband to no one without the ACP. The ACP extends every BEAD dollar further.
FCC
FCC Cybersecurity Pilot Program, YouTube AI Regulations, Infrastructure Act Anniversary
The FCC has proposed a pilot program to help schools and libraries protect against cyberattacks.
ACP
New DISH CEO Hamid Akhavan, Data Submission on Affordable Connectivity Program
Hamid Akhavan is to be the CEO and president of DISH Network and Echostar following the finalization of their merger.
Joe Biden
Tribal Providers Say They Rely on ACP to Connect Communities
The fund is set to run dry in 2024.
