Broadband

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Yesterday, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.-09) released the below statement following the final notice to Congress from FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel on the nationwide impact of the official wind down of the Affordable Connectivity Program:  “Access to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today joined Public Knowledge, FCC Commissioners Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks, U.S. National Economic Council Deputy Director Jon Donenberg, and broadband access advocates at the Shaw Neighborhood Library in Washington, D.C., to rally support for the extension…

Welch’s funding request moving forward ACP will be reduced to $14 monthly in May, will be depleted after May without action by Congress   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today released the following statement on the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and new…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today delivered remarks on the Senate Floor calling on his Republican colleagues to join Democrats in supporting the extension of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which has helped millions of households across the country get and stay connected…

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-09) are urging their colleagues to pass the bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act now so Tribal communities that rely on high-speed internet to stay connected can keep their access to high-speed affordable internet. The bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act would…