Posted 1/9/2024, 6:47:54 PM
FCC Forced to Wind Down Internet Subsidy Benefiting 23 Million Due to Congressional Funding Stalemate
- FCC must start winding down low-income broadband subsidy program due to lack of funding from Congress
- Program provides $30 monthly discounts to 23 million low-income households
- FCC chair asked Congress for $6 billion to fund program through 2024, but Republicans are blocking funding
- FCC will soon stop enrolling new households and notify ISPs to prepare for program shutdown
- Shutdown could leave millions unable to afford broadband service that was made affordable by the subsidy