JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Several North Carolina members of Congress held an emergency meeting online Thursday to discuss broadband and a new program that will help low-income families access it.

Update: This story has been updated to describe a change in Verizon policy made after initial publication. The government has a new program to help Americans pay their Internet bills. Unfortunately, ...

More than a million American households enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in the first week following its launch, the federal body ...

Verizon and other Internet service providers are preventing some low-income customers from getting new $50-per-month government subsidies unless they switch to different plans that are sometimes more ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) – Discounted internet service for low-income households will continue, but the monthly subsidy will be reduced from $50 to $30 in 2022. The Federal Emergency Broadband (EBB) ...

If you’ve been struggling to afford decent access to broadband, help is available through a federal program called the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). It provides discounts on internet service ...

Last month, we told you about how you could get $50 per month from the federal government as part of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) program to help pay for your internet. Sign-ups for the ...