Federal subsidy connecting 367,000 Massachusetts households to internet is expiring

The federal program providing low-income households with $30 a month for internet access, is coming to an end. More than 50,000 households in Boston are currently enrolled in the program. Federal ... Read More

Other voices: Texans need expiring federal internet subsidy

For thousands of Texans living in the Rio Grande Valley, the so-called “Last Mile” — that stubborn final leg of a broadband internet network that reaches a residential neighborhood — can ... Read More

Connection interrupted: Federal internet discount begins to expire - NBC News

Backed by $14.2 billion in the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program discounted high-speed internet service for qualifying households by up to $30 per month ($75 for tribal households ... Read More

Potential loss of federal internet program hits Massachusetts - The Boston Globe

With a federal subsidy ending, nearly 370,000 Mass. households at risk of losing internet access ... including around 368,000 in Massachusetts, will be losing that subsidy as the connectivity ... Read More

Opinion: Texans Need Expiring Federal Internet Subsidy - GovTech

The program, administered by the Federal Communications Commission, offers a $30 monthly subsidy to low-income families to help pay for internet service. Roughly 1.7 million Texans have received ... Read More

End of internet subsidies for low-income households threatens access to telehealth - Marketplace

A federal program that helped pay for more than 23 million low-income households’ internet access runs out of money soon. Marketplace® Daily business news and economic stories ... Read More

Federal subsidy boosting internet affordability set to expire unless Congress acts | PBS News

President Joe Biden recently traveled to North Carolina to promote his goal of affordable internet access for all Americans, but the promise for 23 million families across the U.S. is on shaky ground. Read More