Some 25,000 Alaska households were receiving the benefit as of February.
provides discounts of $30 per month for most eligible households. Some 25,000 Alaska households were receiving the benefit in February. But the governmentCongress included the subsidy in its 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. The Biden administration has been pushing Congress to fund the program again. Some Republicans oppose, pointing to instances of fraud.
The monthly subsidy is a small part of the $2 billion the infrastructure law sent to Alaska for broadband. Much of it is intended to construct and upgrade the rural Alaska network. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who helped negotiate the law, is focused on achieving sustainable, affordable broadband for Alaska, spokesman Joe Plesha said. He said she’s considering the Affordable Connectivity Program, along with other ways to expand broadband access.is one of our partner stations in Anchorage.
GCI announced the repairs in an email to customers Monday, 14 weeks after the cable was cut in an ice scouring event in the Arctic Ocean west of Prudhoe Bay.
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