Barring Congressional Action to Fund the Affordable Connectivity Program, Nearly 23 Million Rural, Suburban, and Urban Households Risk Losing Affordable High-Speed Internet WASHINGTON—FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Thursday wrote to Congressional appropriators to formally inform them that, in one week, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will no longer accept new enrollments. To make clear the real-world […]
Alaska is a vast and beautiful state, but also one of the most isolated and underserved in terms of broadband access. According to the FCC, only 65% of Alaskans have access to broadband speeds of at least 25 Mbps, compared to 94% of Americans nationwide. This digital divide has serious consequences for Alaskans’ education, health, […]
“To allow a handful of monopoly-aspiring gatekeepers to control access to the internet is a direct threat to our democracy,” said Michael Copps, a Common Cause special adviser and former FCC commissioner. Open internet advocates across the United States celebrated on Tuesday as Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced her highly anticipated proposal to reestablish FCC […]
Anchorage, AK—Today, Representative Peltola was joined by Tommy Beaudreau, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, and Mitch Landrieu, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Coordinator, to announce $100 million in new funding for broadband projects in Alaska. The funding is being delivered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s ReConnect program to three […]
