Federal Benefit Helping Low-Income Households Afford Internet Coming to an End from am gap Watch Video

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Federal Benefit Helping , Low-Income Households , Afford Internet Coming to an End.<br/>CNN reports that next month, low-income <br/>Americans face a crisis that threatens millions <br/>of households with economic distress.<br/>The United States government says that <br/>it can only pay about half of what it owes <br/>on a popular federal benefits program.<br/>The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcement <br/>represents the first tangible impact of Congress' failure <br/>to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).<br/>The pandemic-era benefit provides <br/>monthly discounts on internet service <br/>for over 23 million households in the U.S.<br/>As a result of dwindling funds, <br/>April will be the last month <br/>households can receive full benefits. .<br/>In May, ACP will only be able to <br/>provide 46% of the normal benefit <br/>payments before ending entirely in June.<br/>The end of the program means that millions of <br/>people will have to choose between paying <br/>for internet, housing and food.<br/>According to the FCC, Internet service providers (ISPs) <br/>could decide to close the gap for millions of households <br/>that will be impacted by the program coming to an end.<br/>We encourage providers to <br/>take efforts to keep consumers <br/>connected at this critical time, FCC statement, via CNN.<br/>The FCC went on to add that ISPs could offer discounts, low-cost <br/>internet plans or take other measures to ensure that service is <br/>not interrupted for millions of low-income Americans.