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mvario<p>Study: Popular Low-Income Broadband Program Killed By Trumplicans Saved Taxpayers More Money Than It Cost | Techdirt</p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/07/study-popular-low-income-broadband-program-killed-by-trumplicans-saved-taxpayers-more-money-than-it-cost/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/03/07/study-</span><span class="invisible">popular-low-income-broadband-program-killed-by-trumplicans-saved-taxpayers-more-money-than-it-cost/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReviveACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReviveACP</span></a></p>
Tracy Rosenberg<p>It is <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/DontDisconnectUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DontDisconnectUs</span></a> Day. If you want Congress to re-fund the Internet subsidy program <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ACP</span></a> here is how to tell them. <a href="https://www.dontdisconnectus.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">dontdisconnectus.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Tracy Rosenberg<p>Media Alliance proudly endorses the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ACP</span></a> Extension Act of 2024, which would allocate $7B to continue funding this critical program. Let’s keep Americans connected! 🔌 <a href="https://www.welch.senate.gov/lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-bicameral-extension-of-the-affordable-connectivity-program-to-continue-closing-the-digital-divide/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">welch.senate.gov/lawmakers-int</span><span class="invisible">roduce-bipartisan-bicameral-extension-of-the-affordable-connectivity-program-to-continue-closing-the-digital-divide/</span></a></p>
Tracy Rosenberg<p>Not the only reason <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ACP</span></a> is running out of money but.... &quot;When customers receiving ACP discounts stop using a provider’s <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>broadband</span></a> service, the provider is required to report that to the FCC so money is only disbursed for active users. But the OIG said that it found “dozens” of providers report few, if any, of these lost customers, making it likely the providers are taking government subsidies for broadband service they are not providing&quot;. <a href="https://broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/10/fcc-inspector-general-suspects-providers-of-improperly-taking-subsidies/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">broadbandbreakfast.com/2023/10</span><span class="invisible">/fcc-inspector-general-suspects-providers-of-improperly-taking-subsidies/</span></a></p>