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A recent CNET survey found that 63% of Americans paid more for home internet in 2024 than in 2023.

Former Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) enrollees have had to make a number of compromises to keep their internet on since it ended a year ago. A January survey from the National Lifeline Association found that nearly 40% of people enrolled in the program said they had to reduce spending on food to afford their new internet bill. 41% cut back on necessities like clothing, heat and doctor’s visits.

President Donald Trump turned his sights to the little-known Digital Equity Act, calling the program “racist” and “unconstitutional” in a post on his social media site Truth Social, vowing to end the program “immediately.” “Immediate” turned out to be the very next day, when states and nonprofits began receiving notices that said their grants had been terminated. “As the President determined and as Secretary Lutnick agreed,” the Act uses “impermissible and unconstitutional racial preferences.” President Trump referred to the Digital Equity Act as “woke handouts based on race,” but the act 

Republicans haven't passed up many opportunities to criticize the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program for its slow rollout over the past few years. Now they're adding on another 90 days of delays. In a notice sent to state broadband offices, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration gave states a blanket 90-day extension to submit their final proposals for BEAD money.

All across the country, a group of connectivity experts teaches locals, old and young, about the benefits of getting online. These workers, called Digital Navigators, link people in the community with the resources and opportunities they don't know exist, like arranging online health appointments, applying for jobs, doing homework and making their businesses visible on the internet.

Higher prices have come for your internet bill—at least it feels that way for many. That’s according to a new CNET survey that found 63 percent of US adults paying for home internet saw their prices increase last year. On average, they paid $195 more last year than they did the year before. Price hikes didn’t necessarily translate to better service, either. More than half of people who saw their bills increase said they still experienced unreliable connectivity. The survey results come at a fraught moment for the broadband industry in the US.

Millions of Black Americans have been impacted by the digital divide, the gulf between people who have access to any internet at all and those who don't.

There's a stark disconnect between our era of internet connectivity and a looming sense of detachment, separation and seclusion for some students in K-12 schools. On March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the US Department of Education and return education oversight to state and l

When Wendyliz Martinez found the internet lacking in her mother's home in the Bronx, she could have chalked it up to a number of issues: a faulty router, the Wi-Fi setup or a slow speed tie

The broadband industry is constantly evolving. New developments in internet connectivity, from Li-Fi to 5G internet, have changed how we get online over the years.