Anne Keeney
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A headline that sums up this year's depressing quest for affordable broadband in one sentence. Nice work by @nicfer.bsky.social!
2024 in review: This year saw the death of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), and the near-death of the Universal Service Fund (USF) whose fate now rests with the Supreme Court and Congress. Here's a recap, and what to expect next.
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2024 in review: RIP ACP and WTF USF
This year saw the death of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), and the near-death of the Universal Service Fund (USF) whose fate now rests with the Supreme Court and Congress. Here's a recap, a...
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December 16, 2024 at 9:52 PM
A headline that sums up this year's depressing quest for affordable broadband in one sentence. Nice work by @nicfer.bsky.social!
Reposted by Anne Keeney
NEW: US lawmakers are proposing $7 billion in new funding to save the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides monthly internet discounts to millions of low-income households and that the FCC warned would have to be shut down this spring due to lack of funds: www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/t...
US lawmakers propose $7 billion in funding to extend FCC internet discount program | CNN Business
US lawmakers are mobilizing to prevent abrupt price hikes on millions of Americans’ internet bills, announcing new legislation to rescue a popular government program that’s set to run out of fundi...
www.cnn.com
January 9, 2024 at 7:07 PM
NEW: US lawmakers are proposing $7 billion in new funding to save the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides monthly internet discounts to millions of low-income households and that the FCC warned would have to be shut down this spring due to lack of funds: www.cnn.com/2024/01/09/t...