A US regulator Thursday approved a plan to provide subsidies to low-income Americans for high-speed Internet access, saying it would help close the “digital divide.”
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to approve the plan, which revamps a program originally designed for telephone service that offers some $9 a month.
The FCC proposed the plan earlier this month to revise the “Lifeline” program from the 1980s, saying broadband access is essential for “full participation” in modern society.
