Subsidized housing residents need better internet

MassINC estimates it would cost $160 million to connect all subsidized housing residents to the internet, plus $10 million annually in operating costs. Even without spending the full amount, there ... Read More

Public housing residents to gain high-speed fiber internet access in 60 days

More than 45,000 residents living in Hawaii’s public housing communities soon will have access to high-speed fiber internet under a new public-private partnership between the Hawaii Public Housing ... Read More

Mass. 'Residential Retrofit Program' brings high-speed internet to affordable housing in Springfield | WAMC

On Monday, June 2, 2025, residents, like Luz Ramos (right, with microphone) gathered with officials to celebrate a major internet infrastructure project underway at the Bay Meadow Apartments in ... Read More

NYC public housing residents will get free internet access by 2023. Weirdly, that’s a downgrade. - Gothamist

Residents of more than 200 NYCHA developments will be eligible for free internet access and basic cable by the end of 2023, Mayor Eric Adams announced at a press conference on Monday. All told ... Read More

DigitalC, in collaboration with Meta, Brings High-Speed Internet to Affordable Housing Residents in Cleveland - Business Wire

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DigitalC today announced that it has teamed up with Meta to make high-speed internet available to residents of four public housing developments in Cleveland.As part of ... Read More

Mass. paying $22M to improve affordable housing internet access

More than 500 residents of Fall River, New Bedford, Somerset and Swansea living in affordable housing are getting internet upgrades due to a state grant program.. Gov. Maura Healey’s ... Read More

City partnership gives 5,000 Minneapolis public housing residents free internet access - MSN

Having access to information is not a luxury, it is a necessity. That’s why the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority partnered with Comcast to give free WiFi access to more than 5,000 residents ... Read More

Healey administration awards affordable housing internet grants to western Mass. communities - WWLP

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll administration announced on Wednesday that it is awarding $22,260,701 in affordable housing internet grants to communities throughout the state. These funds ... Read More

Mission residents had to vote: Affordable housing, or shade?

They informed attendees the final decision was to be made by a vote. Option No. 1: to keep the original building at nine stories and 112 affordable housing units. Option No. 2: to adopt the new plan, ... Read More

Affordable housing in Springfield, Greenfield wired for high-speed internet with state grants - MassLive

SPRINGFIELD — Faster internet is coming for residents of affordable housing in Springfield, Greenfield and other communities with $6.3 million in grant money announced last week. Read More

NYS provides funding for affordable internet for lower income households

The funding comes from the Affordable Housing Connectivity Program. The funding will provide broadband service at $10 per month and gigabit-speed service at $30 per month to more than 14,000 lower ... Read More