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Millions of Californians Risk Losing Internet Service If Congress Lets Program End

The COVID-era Affordable Connectivity Program gives low-income households a $30 monthly subsidy to cover internet access. Its funding is running out.
Millions of Californians Risk Losing Internet Service If Congress Lets Program End
The Google logo atop an office building in Irvine, Calif., on August 7, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters
Kimberly Hayek
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Millions of Californians may lose access to broadband internet unless Congress re-approves funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which is set to end in May.

Low-income families are expected to be hurt most by the program’s conclusion. More than 23 million Americans, including 3 million in California, participate in the program, which provides a $30 monthly subsidy for low-income households and launched during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.