The U.S. Digital Divide Got Measurably Worse After Republicans Killed A Popular Low-Income Broadband Program

Techdirt. 2025-05-27

Summary:

Last year Trumplicans killed a popular program that provided poor people with $30 off of their monthly broadband bill. The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) was, unsurprisingly, very popular, with more than 23 million Americans benefitting at its peak. At the time, the GOP claimed they were simply looking to save money. The real reason the program was killed, of […]

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Karl Bode

Date tagged:

05/27/2025, 10:25

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05/27/2025, 08:24