Rep Pallone & FCC Chairwoman Rosenworcel Call for Congress to Keep Internet Service Affordable for New Jersey Families

Rep Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel called for urgent congressional action to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program. The program provides eligible households with a discount on their monthly internet bills. Currently, 338,000 New Jersey families are benefiting from the program, including nearly 24,000 households in Rep Pallone’s Congressional district. To date, New Jersey families have received more than $151 million from the program, saving $8.3 million each month. If Congress does not act, this widely successful program is expected to run out of funding this spring, which could raise internet costs and may cause some families to lose reliable internet service entirely. Rep Pallone supports the bipartisan Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act that would provide $7 billion to extend the program beyond this spring. “We’ll attach it to anything,” he said.