The FCC today released details about the data that service providers participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will have to file annually. Providers will have to report speed, latency, and bundle characteristics, as well as certain aggregated subscriber data….
October 12, 2022 – TDS Telecommunications, LLC (TDS®) has expanded availability of the Federal Communication Commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to nearly all states it serves. Eligible TDS customers across the country can now leverage the benefit program to receive…
MATTOON, Ill., Apr. 29, 2022 — Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ: CNSL) is helping expand broadband access through the federal Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The federal ACP is a Federal Communications Commission program that offers eligible households a credit up to $30 per…
April 18, 2022 – NORWALK, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. (NASDAQ: FYBR): TL;DR – The Byte-Size Download: Happening: Today, Frontier (NASDAQ: FYBR) is proud to announce its offer of free and reduced-price Internet for all who qualify under the FCC’s Affordable…
Cox Communications will double the speeds of two services – ConnectAssist and Connect2Compete—from 50 Mbps to 100 Mbps on March 31. The cable company also said that it is participating in the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). More than…
Verizon is offering free Internet service to qualifying households via its participation in the FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). The initiative, Fios Forward, is an element of Citizen Verizon, the company’s initiative to support economic, environmental and social advancement. Verizon…
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2022—Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel today announced the agency is joining virtually with partners across the country to promote Affordable Connectivity Program enrollment. Locally focused events began last week and will continue throughout March. This announcement…
Vice President Kamala Harris will be announcing today that Affordable Connectivity Program enrollment has reached 10 million. In a fact sheet released today, the Biden administration outlined the program and offered information about how to participate and how to help…
Metro by T-Mobile has joined the FCC’s new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Doing so enables the company to offer free service. Beginning today, qualifying new and existing low-income Metro by T-Mobile subscribers are eligible for free wireless service with high-speed…
The FCC has formally adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice to provide rules for the $14.2 billion Affordable Connectivity Program. The program provides eligible households with discounts of up to $30 a month for broadband service, and up…
A draft of permanent rules for the Affordable Connectivity Program is circulating within the FCC and has been made public. The news came just days after the commission launched the program with interim rules, and the draft of the permanent…