Fri 5/13/22

A federal program is giving low-income households between 30 and 75 dollars per month to help pay their internet bills. In Colorado, only a third of eligible households are participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program. When coupled with a new initiative announced this week, some households will get internet access for free. The program is seeing higher enrollment than the earlier Emergency Broadband Benefit, even though so many eligible Coloradans aren’t participating. Journalism Resident Margaret Fleming talks to business writer Tamara Chuang about issues with the program, how it differs from its predecessor and how the reporter came across the story.

<p>A federal program is giving low-income households between 30 and 75 dollars per month to help pay their internet bills. In Colorado, only a third of eligible households are participating in the Affordable Connectivity Program. When coupled with a new initiative announced this week, some households will get internet access for free. The program is seeing higher enrollment than the earlier Emergency Broadband Benefit, even though so many eligible Coloradans aren&rsquo;t participating. Journalism Resident Margaret Fleming talks to business writer Tamara Chuang about issues with the program, how it differs from its predecessor and how the reporter came across the story.</p>

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