AARP

Internet Costs Burden Many Households on Tight Budgets

People view reliable internet as a basic necessity, on par with housing or electricity, but more than 30 percent of those 65 ...
abc7NY

President Joe Biden announces program giving discount on internet for low-income households

President Joe Biden on Monday will announce that 20 of the nation's internet providers have committed to lowering costs for low-income households, a step the administration says will increase access ...
WAMC

Democratic Senators Schumer and Markey knock Republicans' attempt to dismantle internet access for rural and low-income students

Top Senate Democrats are criticizing what they call Republicans’ efforts to roll back Wi-Fi access for low-income and rural students. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and Massachusetts ...
Futurism

Lawmakers Want to Cut Low-Income Schoolchildren Off from the Internet

This week, the Senate voted to shutter a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that provides free internet for low-income children, which could risk cutting them off from tools they need to ...