Verizon will provide low-income homes with free service for six months to Fios, 5G Home or LTE Home Internet services under its "Verizon Forward" program, which typically reduces the cost of service to $20 a month. The promotion aims to replace the Affordable Connectivity Program, which is set to run out of cash this month.

Representatives should back a discharge petition forcing the House to vote on renewing Affordable Connectivity Program funding, 270 municipalities and advocacy groups stated in a recent letter. "We cannot let these families lose their vital connections merely because Congress failed to vote on an immensely popular bill with a bipartisan majority's support," the letter from the coalition states.

Actor and comedian JB Smoove is hosting a podcast series for AT&T Fiber that promotes the telecom's claims of "Straightforward," no-nonsense pricing. The podcasts feature Smoove dispensing bite-sized life advice in 13 episodes ranging from 22 to 35 seconds.

Puerto Rico is receiving $461 million in federal aid to expand its connectivity and build out its telecommunications infrastructure. Under the program, fixed connectivity is set to reach 100%, and Wanda Pérez of the Puerto Rican Telecommunications Alliance says the island will achieve 100% high-speed internet connectivity by 2028.

USTelecom recently held its annual American Connectivity Forum featuring discussions by influential leaders in broadband on strategies for connecting all communities. Watch now to hear from FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on the need to fund ACP, Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on the future of the ACP and BEAD implementation and more from other leaders.

A survey from Statista Market Insights found cybercrime costs have increased sharply from $860 billion in 2018 to $8.15 trillion last year, with costs in 2024 to reach $9.2 trillion. Factors contributing to the skyrocketing costs: a growing attack surface, a shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills and the ease of ransomware-as-a-service model.

Verizon Business introduced a 5G-based cloud broadcasting product for the NHL that the telecom says will reduce the latency of capturing the puck on ice from seconds to milliseconds. The technology runs on a mobile edge compute technology from Amazon Web Services.

US homes with internet increased their average weekly video viewing by six hours between 2020 and the present, and 61% watch subscription streaming services over TV sets, Parks Associates found in a recent survey. Parks analyst Sarah Lee said that "many households enjoy a balance between finding something to watch and watching what they find."