White House teams up with 30 ISPs for super-cheap broadband
Low-income households can get high-speed internet for just $30 per month
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As high-speed internet has become a necessity for familiesworking from homeand students learning remotely, theBiden administrationhas secured private sector commitments to help ensure that millions of American families pay less for broadband.
As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed last November, the US government was able to create theAffordable Connectivity Programthat allows tens of millions of American households to reduce their internet service costs by up to $30 per month.
Now though, the Biden administration has secured commitments from 20 leadinginternet providerswhich cover more than 80 percent of the country’s population to either increase speeds or cut prices.
At the same time, the US government has launched a new site called GetInternet.gov that is designed to make it easier to sign up for the Affordable Connectivity Program and find participating internet providers.
Affordable Connectivity Program
The Affordable Connectivity Program is the largest high-speed internet affordability program in US history and experts estimate that 48m households or 40 percent of households in the country qualify for the new program.
If your household’s income is at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, you can qualify for the program though you can also do so by meeting one of the other criteria outlined in the latestFact Sheetfrom theWhite House.
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When it comes to the internet providers that will be part of the program by providing at least 100 Mbps to qualifying households, AT&T, Comcast, Frontier, Cox Communications, Spectrum, Verizon and other telecoms have agreed to participate. These ISPs serve urban, suburban and rural communities across the country which means that low-income households will be able to accesshigh-speed internetno matter where they live.
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It’s also worth noting that with the Affordable Connectivity Program there are no additional fees ordata caps. As such, qualifying households will only pay $30 per month or even less for high-speed internet.
After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.
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