Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Martin/CNET Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for ...

The Lifeline assistance program began its life back in 1985 as a way to bring affordable phone service into more American homes. Today the program still can be applied to home phones but the birth of ...

Stricter enrollment requirements will make it more difficult to qualify for this federally funded low-income internet program. State and local resources may help fill the gap. Joe Supan is a senior ...

A program intended to help low-income Americans connect to the internet is likely to disappear at the end of this month, and its supporters in Congress have limited options to keep it afloat. Although ...

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stopped accepting applications for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), a pandemic-era discount for qualified low-income households to ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Corporation Commission is raising awareness about a Lifeline program to help Kansans stay connected. In observance of Lifeline Awareness Week (Sept. 8-14), the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Affordable Connectivity Program provided up to $30 monthly subsidies on internet bills for low-income families, and as much as ...