AdvtJoin the community of 2M+ industry professionals Subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights & analysis. Congress has only approved $1.9 billion. The $6 billion in additional government funding would extend the program through December 2024. "Congress should act swiftly to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program and prevent more than 21 million households from losing access to affordable, high-speed internet," said White House National Economic Council director Lael Brainard.Internet service providers say there are about 27 million additional U.S. households that are eligible but are not yet enrolled. Comcast and AT&T have all called for Congress to extend the program that could run out of money by March.

Source: Economic Times October 26, 2023 08:30 UTC