But a connection isn’t any use if you can’t afford the service,” Sen. “The bipartisan Infrastructure bill is a big win for Colorado, especially because it will connect every house to high-speed internet. Discounts on devices were part of both programs.
31 and ACP took over as a permanent replacement, offering $30 to most participants and $75 to those living on tribal lands. The $14 billion program, funded by the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed by Congress last year, replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit, which provided $50 a month to low-income families. There are about 1.4 million Coloradans on Medicaid. The program, which started last year to help low-income families pay for internet access, is available to those eligible for government assistance programs, such as food stamps, free or reduced school lunch and Medicaid. VALLEY– A federal program offering $30 to $75 each month to offset the cost of broadband internet service has attracted less than 30% of eligible users in Colorado since it launched in January.īut that fraction includes 132,060 Colorado households who have enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity Program, as of May 9.
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