Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a report and order establishing the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB), a $3.2 billion program to help low-income families stay ...

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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 ...

It's free to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit program. Don't fall for online ads offering signup help for a fee, the Federal Trade Commission warns. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News ...

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 ...

Help is now available for families struggling to pay for a decent internet connection during the COVID-19 pandemic, when web access is needed more than ever by people studying, working, shopping, and ...

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.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. WASHINGTON—As the FCC is trying to get the word out on its Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) ...

Verizon is defending its practice of forcing customers to switch plans to get a government-funded $50-per-month discount, telling the Federal Communications Commission that this is not the same thing ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recommended a fine of $220,210 against an Ohio man who allegedly created a fake broadband company in order to scam low-income consumers. The alleged ...