The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), part of the 2021 infrastructure bill, currently provides 23+ million low-income Americans a $30 broadband discount every month. But those 23 million…
Indeed, we should regulate the prices of necessary utilities, and internet has become one even if it’s not officially recognized as such. That alone wouldn’t be enough to cover people with the lowest of incomes, though.
The program discussed here does cap the subsidy, and at least some (maybe all?) internet providers that accept it now have service plans that stay within that amount. The result is effectively a price cap for people who are eligible.
Indeed, we should regulate the prices of necessary utilities, and internet has become one even if it’s not officially recognized as such. That alone wouldn’t be enough to cover people with the lowest of incomes, though.
The program discussed here does cap the subsidy, and at least some (maybe all?) internet providers that accept it now have service plans that stay within that amount. The result is effectively a price cap for people who are eligible.