Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Help is now available for families struggling to pay for a decent internet connection during the COVID-19 pandemic, when ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Families struggling to pay for internet access can apply for a program that offers a discount on their monthly bills. The Affordable Connectivity Program, administered by the Federal Communications ...

WAYNESBORO, Va. & HIGH POINT, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumos and NorthState, premier providers of fiber-to-the-premises internet for residences and businesses, will participate in the recently announced ...

On February 25, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously adopted a Report and Order (EBB Order) that established the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB Program ...

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NEWPORT, Ky., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- StandUp Wireless announced today that it has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act as a provider of the Emergency Broadband ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge internet connectivity on the islands is more critical than ever. Come January first the state will launch the 'Affordable Connectivity ...

On Thursday, November 18, 2021, just days after President Biden signed the bi-partisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (aka “Infrastructure Act”) into law, the Federal Communications Commission ...