Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act

For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week’s worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands. It’s also how much she spent on her monthly internet bill before the federal Affordable Connectivity Program stepped in and covered her payments. “When you have low…

The Affordable Connectivity Program, a $14.2 billion federal effort to make internet service more affordable, is expected to run out of funding this spring. Story Written by Madeleine Ngo, New York Times An excerpt of the full story is included below. Read the full piece…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a Senate Commerce Committee hearing this week, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, discussed the importance of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which provides affordable high-speed internet options to households across…

Welch is Leading the Bipartisan, Bicameral Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act to Keep Nearly 23 Million Americans Connected  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today reacted to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) formal notice to Internet Service Providers that, without action by Congress, April…

Welch is Leading the Bipartisan, Bicameral Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act to Keep Nearly 23 Million Americans Connected  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement in reaction to FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel’s formal notice to Congress that the FCC will be…