The commitment they made involves the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) , with the Biden administration specifically asking Internet companies to either raise speeds or lower prices so they can offer fast Internet at $30 per month to all households that are eligible for the ACP.The administration has classified sufficiently high-speed Internet as a plan that offers download speeds of at least 100 Megabits per second. In its announcement, the White House noted that some of the participating companies have already taken action. For example, Verizon lowered the price of one qualifying service from $39.99 per month to $30 per month, while still offering speeds of 200 Megabits per second. "High-speed Internet service is no longer a luxury," the administration wrote in its announcement, "it's a necessity. "Indeed, this week's announcement is part of an ongoing push for high-speed Internet to be considered a utility, more like electricity or water than like cable television.

Source: Washington Post May 09, 2022 20:55 UTC