As with most things bureaucratic, affordable access through the FCC Lifeline program has moved ahead in fits and starts, and one of those starts happens today when FCC announces their proposal for $9.25 a month subsidy for internet access to poor households.
Any such program is more complicated than it first appears, so one can’t just assume this proposal will actually come to pass in this form, but it’s worth keeping an eye on.
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