Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James Martin/CNET Finding low-cost internet is becoming increasingly more difficult with rising prices and decreased support for ...

Stricter enrollment requirements will make it more difficult to qualify for this federally funded low-income internet program. State and local resources may help fill the gap. Joe Supan is a senior ...

Federal telecommunications assists millions of American households each year through the Lifeline internet and phone discount program, which offers much-needed connectivity support to families with ...

The Federal Communications Commission announced Friday it has approved funds to provide internet subsidies for low-income families through the establishment of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.

One year after the defunding of the ACP, I talked to people affected by the loss of Affordable Connectivity Program and how its disappearance has forced them to make heartbreaking trade-offs just to ...

Over the past two years, millions of low-income U.S. households have received broadband internet at a discount through two consecutive government programs. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, ...

It will soon be easier for low-income students to access the internet from home thanks to the city's "Great Student Initiative." Comcast will offer students on the national free lunch program internet ...

Under the guise of eliminating waste, Lifeline -- the last remaining federal broadband subsidy in the US -- is about to undergo some major changes that make it much harder to get than before. In a 2-1 ...

A prepaid smartphone with any kind of reasonable data plan runs $30 to $60 a month. For a family already stretched thin on groceries and rent, that's a serious bill. And yet, without a working phone, ...

New Mexico lawmakers are considering a proposal to create a state-funded broadband affordability program aimed at helping low-income residents pay for high-speed internet service.The New Mexico Office ...