Affordable Connectivity Program: Biden's High-Speed Plans Explained
The Biden administration has announced that 20 internet service providers across the U.S. have committed to lowering internet costs for low-income households as part of the Affordable Connectivity Program. The program was created last year as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and aimed to increase access to high-speed internet for 48 million additional households across the country. According to the government, the new initiative will cap the internet service costs for millions of homes and ensure that more people can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more.
High-speed broadband remains a distant dream for many Americans, often due to high costs. That holds true in both rural and urban areas, where many households still have to do with outdated low-speed internet or even without any internet at all. While part of the problem in rural areas lies with the availability of high-speed broadband, the problem often lies not with availability but accessibility in urban and suburban areas. Most high-speed internet plans remain inaccessible to low-income households due to the high costs. That's precisely where the Affordable Connectivity Program comes in, and one that the Biden administration hopes will help address the accessibility problem.
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According to a press release by the White House, the Affordable Connectivity Program will provide high-speed broadband with at least 100Mbps of speed for no more than $30 per month. In a statement, the White House said that high-speed broadband is a necessity in modern times, but too many people don't have access to it due to high costs. It claimed that the new policy would help tens
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