WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-three million families in the U.S. will have bigger internet bills starting in May. That’s because a federal broadband subsidy program they’re enrolled in is nearly out of money.
Dozens of people joined Biden administration officials, advocates and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, at a Washington public library on Tuesday to make a last-ditch plea to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program, a subsidy created by Congress and touted by President Joe Biden as part of his push to bring internet access to every U.S. household. The program, which is set to expire at the end of May, helps people with limited means pay their broadband bills.
“They need access to high-speed internet just like they need access to electricity,” Sen. Welch told the gathering. “This is what is required in a modern economy.”
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Rural Tourism Sees Robust GrowthSW China's Yunnan Observes Tourism Boom in WinterNew Attraction in Harbin: Ice Sculptures of Terracotta WarriorsEconomic Keywords at 2024 'Two Sessions'GLOBALinkFactory Childcare Allows Mothers to Go to WorkWorld Insights: Youth, Education Exchanges 'Big Part of Way Moving ChinaStrawberries Sweeten Life for Villagers in E China's AnhuiRare, Endangered Plants Reintroduced into China's Three Gorges Reservoir AreaPeople Prepare for Upcoming Chinese New Year Across China
3.1591s , 6503.8203125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Lawmakers and advocates make last ,Global Gazette news portal