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2. Affordable Connectivity Program - Wikipedia

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   Passed December 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 directed the FCC to create a new "Emergency Broadband Benefit program" (EBB) with the aim to help Americans with broadband connectivity in response to the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. $3.2 billion was appropriated for the EBB program. [9]

3. Government approves emergency $50 internet subsidy for low ...

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   The FCC approved the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Benefit Program that provides a benefit of up to $50 a month for broadband service and up to $75 a month for Tribal area residents.

4. How to Transition to the Affordable Connectivity Program and ...

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   On December 31, 2021, the $14.2 billion Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP), which helped almost 9 million households afford internet ...

5. Broadband industry quietly abandons Capitol Hill fight to ...

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   The ACP was originally funded as the Emergency Broadband Benefit program, a pandemic-era internet subsidy that quickly gained support when reliable access became a necessity in a world dominated ...

6. Lifeline (FCC program) - Wikipedia

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   Lifeline is the Federal Communications Commission's program, established in 1985, intended to make communications services more affordable for low-income consumers. . Lifeline provides subscribers a discount on monthly telephone service purchased from participating providers in the mark

7. 5 Million Households Signed Up for the Emergency Broadband ...

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   If you need proof of the importance of staying digitally connected in the 21st century, there's this: More than 5 million U.S. households have enrolled in the federal government's Emergency ...

8. National Broadband Plan (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plan to improve Internet access in the United States.The FCC was directed to create the plan by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and unveiled its plan on March 16, 2010.

9. The Broadband Era Takes a Hit - AOL

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   With the Affordable Connectivity Program ending, it's up to Congress whether to prioritize universal service.